PHOTOJOURNALIST JOHN GOODWIN, WAS ABLE TO DO THIS CLIMB LAST
WEEK AND HE TAKES US ALONG FOR
THE
THE
THE ADVENTURE.
ADVENTURE. >> ALL RIGHT, WE JUST TURNED
DOWN FOREST ROAD.
WE'VE GOT THE BOYS IN THE BACK
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. JUST WOKE UP.
>> WE'RE UP BRIGHT AND EARLY
TRYING TO BEAT SOME OF THE
MIDDAY SUN.
MIDDAY SUN. ARE THERE ANY [ INAUDIBLE ] IN
THE CAR RIGHT NOW?
>>
>> LITTLE
>> LITTLE LAYER ADJUSTMENT HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE'RE STILL NOT QUITE ABOVE THE
TREES, BUT WE'RE FEELING GOOD,
ABOUT A MILE AND THREE QUARTERS
IN, I GUESS.
WE'RE DOING GOOD.
THE SUN IS UP.
>>
>> STILL
>> STILL UP THROUGH THE TREES. SLOGGING UP THIS PRETTY STEEP
GRADE, JUST GETTING STARTED.
THIS IS A NICE VIEW OF MT.
HOOD.
HOOD.
HOOD. ON
HOOD. ON THE RIDGE, NEXT UP WE'RE AT
THE TREE LINE.
>>
>> WE'VE
>> WE'VE GOT ADAMS AND HOOD BEHIND US.
BEHIND US. WE'RE HEADING THROUGH THE TREES
AND MAN, IT IS BEAUTIFUL ABOVE
THE CLOUDS.
>>
>> WE'VE
>> WE'VE GOT OUR POLES OUT. THE WIND IS GETTING STRONGER
AND STRONGER.
>>
>> WE
>> WE MADE IT!
>>
>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT, WE MADE TO IT THE TOP.
TOP.
TOP. WE
TOP. WE CAME UP ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW,
WHAT, HALF A MILE OVER THERE?
I WIND AND HAD TO COME UP TO
THE TRUE SUMMITS.
THE DUDES WERE ALL TROOPERS.
>> SERIOUSLY, MORE CLIMBING
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> WE
IN. >> WE DID AT FIRST BUT THEN WE
CLIMBED.
CLIMBED.
CLIMBED. >> THE CRATERS JUST BEYOND,
ENJOYING A LUKEWARM LOGGER.
RAINIER, SPIRIT LAKE IN
BETWEEN, AMAZING.
BETWEEN, AMAZING. CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO BREAK
UP.
UP.
UP. NO
UP. NO WIND TODAY, MAN.
>>
>> ONCE
>> ONCE YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
THING.
>>
>> HEADING BACK DOWN, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING DAY, JUST BEAUTIFUL
VIEWS.
VIEWS.
VIEWS. >>
VIEWS. >> TOUGH CLIMB UP, FOR ME
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY.
ANYWAY. GOT ABOVE THE CLOUDS, JUST
WANTED TO SEE.
>>
>> SO
>> SO GLAD WE DID THIS. JUST BEAUTIFUL.
JUST BEAUTIFUL. GREAT TRIP.
GREAT TRIP. CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN.