Mt. Adams Community Climb

 
 

Let’s Climb a
MOUNTAIN TOGETHER!

🗓 Itinerary – Let’s Go

SATURDAY, JUNE 28

  • 4:30 AM – Meet at Yakima Foursquare (40th Ave)
     Come fueled up—tank full, belly full, coffee in hand.

  • Head to Cold Springs Trailhead (5,700 ft).

  • Gear up: 30–40 lb packs. 6–8 hour trek to Lunch Counter (9,300 ft).

  • Set up camp. Rest. Connect.

  • Hot dinner + social time around the fire.
    (We’ve got the food. Need a few strong ones to help pack and cook.)

SUNDAY, JUNE 29

  • 6:00–7:00 AM – Summit push (12,276 ft)

  • 10:30 AM – Be at the top (group photo at 10:45)

  • 11:00 AM – Turnaround deadline (even if you haven’t made it yet)

  • Slide (glissade) down, pack up camp, head back to the trailhead

  • Hot dogs and cold drinks waiting at the bottom

  • Quick stop at Goldendale DQ on the way home

💪🏽 Train Like a Climber, Think Like a Fighter

Mt. Adams is no joke:
12 miles round trip. Over a mile up.
It’s like doing 700 flights of stairs with 40 pounds on your back.

You need to train. You don’t have to be a beast, but you do have to prepare. Because the climb is better—more fun, more freedom—when your body’s ready.

Training Tips:

  • Hike trails with your pack

  • Franklin Park stairs, Planet Fitness, Arc machines

  • Do what works—but do something

  • Rest a few days before the climb

  • Everyone signs a waiver before we go

🧭 Climb as a Crew

We hike in groups of 12, each with a solid leader.
You’ll be grouped by pace: Slow • Intermediate • Fast
We move together. The team only climbs as fast as its slowest member.

Couples: If one’s fast and the other’s not—decide now. Stay together and go slow? Or split and climb with different groups?

Join a pre-climb training hike—you’ll meet your squad and find your rhythm.

🍫 Fuel Up Right

Bring your own snacks—think energy + joy:
Protein bars, jerky, trail mix, PB&Js, chocolate, fruit, cookies.
At altitude, appetite drops. Bring stuff you want to eat.

Saturday Dinner – We’ll feed you. Hot meal at camp.
(We’ll need help carrying food and gear up.)

Sunday Breakfast – On your own.
Pack it light and easy: instant coffee, oatmeal, bagel, bar, etc.

LET’S GO!

We don’t do this alone.
We move as a crew. A family. A fellowship.
God walks with us—and when we hit that summit, we ain’t just flexing muscles. We’re testifying:

“By God’s grace, I climbed out of the old life—
and now I climbed this too.”