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| bc44caesar | Multiple  Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2007 | |
| 5 Apr 2007 - South Side Old Chute Variation Climbed from Timberline leaving at six. Was able to skin up to below Crater Rock before it got too icy. Booted the rest of the way up to the Hogsback. Started up the Hogsback but ended up following a guided group's steps (pingzingr?) up the Old Chute. Reached the summit after 3.5hrs. I left the skins on to traverse to the top of the Old Chute, and had to sidestep down ~30' of some icy sastrugi before hitting the snow which was perfect down to Crater Rock. It was extremely icy down to the Palmer lift, then I got fresh tracks on the groomers down to the lodge since the lift wasn't operating yet! 4.5hrs RT. 28 Apr 2007 - Sandy Glacier Headwall Didn't leave the parking lot until 3:10am, but made quick time up to Inspiration Saddle. Skied down the Reid Glacier to ~7400' to cross below Yocum Ridge. Roped up for the Sandy Glacier and experienced slow postholing all the way up to and including the headwall. We could only manage ~500'/hr in the conditions. We simulclimbed the route using pickets a couple times, and I placed two ice screws to protect the Hourglass. It became very windy as we got higher, and there was considerable amounts of small ice falling on the route, especially in the Hourglass. We reached the summit after 12.5hrs and skied down in another leisurely 1.5hrs. Too warm to do this route, but having skis saved a lot of time. 26 Jun 2011 - Reid Headwall/Wy'East Route Left Timberline at 5 with the intention of climbing Leuthold Couloir and skiing it. Had no trouble crossing the Reid - a few crevasses and lots of avy debris. I ended up going up the leftmost of the Reid Headwall Routes (I think), and eventually reached a ridge overlooking the crater, right before the ridge gets craggy. That was fortunate, because it was easy to traverse to the normal route which I took the rest of the way to the summit. I skied down the Wy'East Route. It was a little late (~10:30) for descending the east facing snow, but since the route mostly traverses I could avoid any large sloughs building up. Some steep turns in the entrance couloir let to a longish traverse to a final exit chute which was only a ski-length wide. Side-stepped down this and then ran over to the top of the Wy'East Face. Great skiing there, until I had to bend it around to Timberline. Managed to make it to the top of Palmer without having to take off the skis, then great groomers back to the car! Interesting tour of the Mount Hood Crater! 1 Jul 2011 - Upper Cooper Spur from Mt. Hood Meadows Left the main ski area (park outside the gate) at 3:20 am and wound my way up through the trails trying to stay on snow. Traversed easily across the Newton-Clark Glacier (some rockfall though) to the spur some distance above Tie-in Rock. Slow progress from there because of soft snow that hadn't frozen the night before - collapsing footholds. Reached the summit at 9:30 or so, and skied down around 10. Pretty exposed at the top, but easy skiing. Knocked a lot of slough down on the main face, but good steep skiing. Crevasses and rockfall more apparent on the exit across the Newton-Clark, but still safe and easy. Skied snow all the way back to the Meadows Base area. | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2007 2:19 pm | ||
| coloradoiceclimber | South Side Old Chute Variation Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2007 | |
| Fisher and I had a great weather window with blue-bird skies. It was a great climb and a fun ski down! | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2007 12:55 pm | ||
| boisedoc | not bad Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2006 | |
| went with a guide service. Had a nice trip up the Old Chute. Pretty mushy on the way down. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2007 3:08 am | ||
| pingzingr | South Side Old Chute Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2007 | |
| Climbed with Ben from Timberline Mountain Guides as a part of the two day summit program...great time and a good introduction to bigger mountaineering. Unbelieveable weather...sunny with clear views of all the big Cascades volcanoes. Very enjoyable time and probably saw about four other people on the route the whole day. | |
| Posted Apr 6, 2007 12:47 pm | ||
| The edge | HP #48 Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2005 | |
| How do you feel when you have only 3 HP left to finish your quest... Well, you get the best amunition you can... Blue; Thanks a lot for the company...... | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2007 4:21 pm | ||
| skunk ape | HB. | |
| Solo hike Icy but fun. | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2007 1:54 am | ||
| lukic | Southside Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2007 | |
| Took a day to head down to Oregon and climb it during stunning conditions. Windy in the morning and evening, but calm while we were on top. Took the Old Chute variation. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 10:43 pm | ||
| patascent | Standard Route (South side) Date Climbed: May 19, 2001 | |
| Climbed from the Timberline Lodge in a "conga line" with very high winds. Still fun though. | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2007 5:29 am | ||
| kolbi2112 | Whiteout | |
| Complete whiteout at the summit, but otherwise a great climb. | |
| Posted Feb 16, 2007 9:49 pm | ||
| MJY | South Side Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| First mountain I climbed that required ice ax, crampons, etc. Great experience. | |
| Posted Feb 13, 2007 4:24 pm | ||
| highice | poison oak and lost | |
| tried the sunshine rte twice. first time my bud got poison oak outbreak and we turned had to turn around 500ft short, then he got us lost in a white out. We couldn't agree which way was the right way and he was persistent so we went his way...1000 ft down the wrong way. so we climbed back up and went my way and got to camp. the 2nd try we did from the car and made it with no problems. | ||
| Posted Feb 1, 2007 7:59 pm | ||
| Infected Mushroom | A fine day indeed Date Climbed: Jan 29, 2007 | |
| Weather reports were a bit dubious with regards to the wind but I decided to make the long drive anyway and give it a shot. The weather and route conditions turned out to be quite proper. Climbed via the old chute with my brother. First time on hood for both of us. Only saw 5 other climbers all day, had the entire upper mtn to ourselves. | |
| Posted Jan 31, 2007 12:48 am | ||
| splattski | Old Chute Date Climbed: Jan 27, 2007 | |
| Calm, windless summit, 24°, absolutely clear as the sun came up. Happy 50th birthday, Brian. | |
| Posted Jan 30, 2007 12:39 am | ||
| renogurt | Hogsback Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2004 | |
| Definitely a fun route. We watched 'The Shining' at the lodge before our 1 am start. The pearly gates were completely dry and we went up the left chute. Wish I had my skis for the ride down. | |
| Posted Jan 25, 2007 6:05 am | ||
| jvarholak | summit for someone Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006 | |
| starry midnight start....sunrise summit. great people, great cause, great day | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2007 4:30 am | ||
| littlefrantz | South | |
| Why didn't I bring my board?!!!! | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2007 1:16 am | ||
| Mr. Clam | Solo attempt Date Climbed: Dec 4, 2006 | |
| I left the car at 1:00 AM knowing that bad weather was comeing in, I packed light to try and beat it, but it caught up with me right as I reached the hogsback. Zero visibility and screaming west winds sent me back cold and dissapointed, I reached the car just before 6:00 AM. It was still a great experience, I was the only person on the mountain (or at least on the south side of the mountain), and the full moon made for good scenery. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2006 5:54 am | ||
| ruthschlein | Hood in July '06 | |
| The sun rising in the early morning provided an encredible shadow of the volcano on the horizen as we walked up the scree along the groomed slopes. The boot pack to the top was chill, no need to rope up. We missed our skis on the way down even though conditions were poor. But, it's always fun to glissade. | |
| Posted Nov 13, 2006 1:41 am | ||
| briand97 | Hood Date Climbed: May 2, 2006 | |
| Great climb via hogsback | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2006 4:34 pm | ||
| hiway99w | South side | |
| This was the first mountain of any type that I attempted to climb and that was probably a mistake. I was 15 and a sophomore in high school in the spring of 1976. The climb up was pretty uneventful until we reached the area around Crater Rock. I became spooked by the exposure there and was dreading what I'd find nearer the summit. At the base of the Hogsback, we took a break and prepared to rope up for the final push to the summit. The summit was obscured by clouds and I (and a few others in our group) used this as an excuse to stay there and wait while the rest of the group went on. The clouds cleared off about the time the group reached the summit and I immediately regretted my decision. 30 years later I am still kicking myself for blowing that opportunity. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2006 3:32 pm | ||
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