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| Redwic | Finally, Too.  Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2011 | |
| Gimpilator and I had wanted to summit this peak for a long time. Our party was Gimpilator, his friend Greg, and I. We had fairly consistent Autumn snow above 6900', enough to enhance the scenery but not enough to impede our progress. We then summited nearby Nelson Ridge. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2011 10:59 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Finally Date Climbed: Oct 15, 2011 | |
| I've wanted to do this one for a long time. | |
| Posted Oct 15, 2011 8:15 pm | ||
| Dundeel | Aix no Pain Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011 | |
| 4 of us hiked in great weather up trail 982. Slept at the TH the night before. Summit scramble is loose but not difficult. WA P3k 25/52 | |
| Posted Sep 24, 2011 11:31 pm | ||
| awilsondc | WOW! Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2011 | |
| I did this one on Labor Day 2011 and I was very impressed. Aside from one guy I saw coming down the trail as I was nearing the summit, I had the trail to myself the whole day. It was a beautiful day without a cloud in the sky and the views starting from 1/2 way up were amazing. Once you get to and over Nelson Ridge, the views are even better! I was a little dissappointed with the "scramble" to the summit. I took the south face up and most of the route was loose talus. The west ridge on the way down was much better. I hit up the high points on Nelson rigde to the south and the north on the way back too. Anyway, this has to be one of my favorite mountains in Washington. Great scenery. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2011 7:51 pm | ||
| CzechMark | Fan-frickin-tastic Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2011 | |
| I saw only 4 NFS trail crew members low on the Mt Aix trail the entire day. Other than that I had the whole mountain to myself on a hot, cloudless Monday afternoon. I ended up solo climbing the West ridge to the summit (unbeknownst to me there is a trail up the east side). The climb was difficult class 3 only in terms of the massive amount of loose rock on the ridge. Basically just follow the path of least resistance up the ridge to the summit. If traveling with others I strongly recommend bringing a helmet due to rockfall hazard. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2011 12:37 am | ||
| RangerMark | Great Peak! Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2011 | |
| Climbed the south side and spent the night on the summit. Spectacular sunset and sunrise, and the mountain goats kept me company. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2011 9:33 pm | ||
| MattDurkee | Favorite Mountain | |
| Favorite mountain of all. Used to climb it every year. Survived the worst lightning storm to hit south-central Washington in the last 15+ years while camped out on the summit in August of 1999 (well camped against the retaining wall just below summit, but still pretty hairy). Got engaged in Sept. 2006 at sunrise after a night of watching the northern lights on the summit. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2011 4:21 am | ||
| lidijagrazulis | Standard route Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| Got an early start and beat the heat up to the ridge, where the amazing views of Adams, the Goat Rocks, Helens, & Rainier started! First time in this area and I will definitely be coming back! | |
| Posted Jul 19, 2010 12:10 pm | ||
| BKW | Ice Axe on Aix Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2010 | |
| Great snow and great weather. All snow above ~4500 feet. A sign near Bumping Lake said the road was closed. I'm not sure what that sign was for | |
| Posted Jun 8, 2010 12:11 am | ||
| TheMaintenanceMan | Moist day Date Climbed: May 31, 2008 | |
| A group of us from the NWHikers.net campout reached the summit on a cloudy and damp day | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2009 8:43 pm | ||
| bikejr | Not so bad. Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Not as tough/draining as I anticipated. Perhaps the fall like weather contributed. No volcano views this day but plenty of views of nearby/lower peaks. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2009 4:58 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Nap on summit Date Climbed: Jun 6, 1998 | |
| Been there. Trip report and map at http://www.willhiteweb.com/hiking/bumping_lake/mount_aix_174.htm | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2009 3:56 am | ||
| mandrake | Mt. Aix Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009 | |
| Ascended via the Mt. Aix trail. Ridge was snowcovered for about the last thousand feet but clear to the summit. Terrific 360-degree views from the top! The summit register is in need of replacement. | |
| Posted Jun 7, 2009 12:38 pm | ||
| live2climb90 | Talk about a view Date Climbed: May 27, 2009 | |
| Awesome climb. Stayed up alone on the snow, and went up to the summit in the morning. It was steep without a trail being one of the first up in a long time. Definitely one of the coolest spots to stay that time of year because of the amazing view of the sunset behind rainier and on the surrounding peaks. | |
| Posted Jun 4, 2009 2:32 am | ||
| JasonGsmith | Great Views. Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Very nice trip. Went up with EastKing. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2009 4:03 am | ||
| Curtissimo | up with Magellan Date Climbed: Sep 18, 1999 | |
| saw a big goat just off the trail. | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2008 4:39 pm | ||
| dcgasper | Aix August 08 Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
| Camped at trailhead and departed at 7:30 AM. Nice to be at it early on this clear day because the switchbacks are in the shade at that hour: 2 hours of cool climbing. We took many breaks and reached the Nelson Ridge trail intersection at about 10:40. Went the long way to the summit and it does add quite a bit of distance. Had our black lab with us so I thought I'd be conservative. If we go back I'll try the direct route. Light winds and SUNNY on the summit.... swarmed by flies, bees and butterflies. Downhill was painful of course... made it from summit to car in 2:45. Counted 35 switchbacks. Great trip. | ||
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 11:46 am | ||
| EastKing | Windy on top Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Great mountain. Trip Report coming soon! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2008 3:00 am | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Beautiful Area Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007 | |
| Hiked up the crazy switchbacks totally thinking it was the peak to the south of us... until we hit the pass and saw how much further it was. Beautiful area. Got lots of pictures of Rainier and Goat Rocks. Did see a couple mountain goats from the top too. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2008 11:41 pm | ||
| StarMan | Not Quite Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2007 | |
| But did summit the mountain SSW at about elevation 7350 feet. A clear day, but wildfires in the area obscured the views somewhat with haze. All in all, did about a total of 4000 ft elevation gain (in and out) on the Mt. Aix Trail. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2007 4:31 am | ||
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