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The Ascent, Live

Rob Neal  ·  Mount Adams, 12,276 ft  ·  South Spur Route  ·  June 4, 2026

Our entire philosophy is the climb. This June, you can watch it for real — every stage of The Ascent, tracked from the mountain by satellite.

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Gear's packed. Route's mapped. The climb begins soon.

Summited — 12,276 ft.
Safely down. Thank you for being on the rope team.
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Current Elevation
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To the Summit
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Climb Begins In
The Route

South Spur — 5,600 ft to 12,276 ft

The whole climb at a glance. The four waypoints are the stages of The Ascent; the gold dot is Rob’s live position on the mountain.

7,000' 9,000' 11,000' I 5,600' II 9,000' III 11,500' IV 12,276'

I Cold Springs  ·  II Lunch Counter  ·  III Piker’s Peak  ·  IV True Summit

6,676'
Vertical Gain
Trailhead to true summit
~11 mi
Round Trip
Cold Springs & back
Class 2+
South Spur
Snow climb — axe & crampons
Pre-dawn
Summit Push
Alpine start, June 4
How We Climb

The Ascent

The same four stages we walk with every client — here, on a real mountain. Markers light as Rob reaches them.

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Base Camp

Discovery
Cold Springs Trailhead · 5,600 ft — the approach begins
II

Map the Route

Strategy
Lunch Counter · 9,000 ft — where every climber plans the summit push
III

The Ascent

Execution
Piker's Peak · 11,500 ft — the South Spur headwall, where the work happens
IV

The Summit

Results
True Summit · 12,276 ft — the view from the top changes everything
From the Mountain

Live Check-ins

No check-ins yet — Rob's updates will land here, straight from his inReach.
Live Tracking

Where Rob Is, Right Now

Real satellite breadcrumbs from a Garmin inReach — no cell signal required on the mountain.

The live map opens once tracking is enabled.

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Longitude
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Elevation
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Follow Along

Get the updates

Drop your email and I'll send the milestones as they happen — Base Camp to Summit. No spam, just the climb.

Text alerts coming soon, too. We'll never share your info.

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"The Ascent isn't just how we work. It's how we live."

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