An oft-returning Gridder came to us hoping to grab Mt Madison and Mt Adams for December (he’s hiking every 4000-footer during every month of the year — a.k.a. “Gridding”). Normally we pair him up with Redline Guide Chase Hall but Chase had some personal hiking to attend to so we put Redline Guide Debra McCown on the mission. To avoid increasingly challenging conditions the team began early. This put them in a good position to grab Mt Madison via Osgood Trail after coming up Valley Way. Upon summiting they dropped back down Osgood to the hut, then descended as way they came up using Valley Way. Unfortunately due to “poor snow conditions and strong winds,” as reported by Debra, our guest decided to save Adams for another day. What follows are a few photos of the still-productive day.
