Post #3846631
2026-07-15 20:09 UTC
July Backpacking Trip 2026. After my June trip was rained out I was really looking forward to these 4 days off. Saturday I hit the slopes of Pahto (Mt Adams) with hiking buddies at 3:30am. Strong start and lovely conditions but just below the false summit one of our party began experiencing symptoms of altitude sickness and made the 100% correct call to descend immediately. Still an incredible day. Tasted mountain air and everyone lived to climb another day. Can't ask for more.
#pnw #hiking
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@intrepidhero@mastodon.social 2026-07-15 20:30
Now the ambitious part. I'm collecting round-the-mountain trails and have been wanting to do the Timberline around Mt Hood. I hit the trail again Sunday morning planning to do all 40 miles in 3 days. Not a terribly unusual feat but a stretch for me, especially right after Adams. Sat: 9.4 mi +5146' (15.1 km +1568m) Sun: 12.3 mi +3840' (19.8 km +1170m) Mon: 14.6 mi +3640' (23.5 km +1109m) Tue: 14.6 mi +3210' (23.5 km +978m) Total: 50.9 mi +15,836' (81.9 km +4827m) 42.5 hours of traveling 2/