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| nigelmcc | Beautiful spring day  Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008 | |
| My partner and I were blessed with incredible conditions. No ice fall at the crater, no bergschrund to cross, and perfect snow for cramponing. We summited shy of 5 hours and treated ourselves with Carl's Jr. on the way home. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2008 6:36 pm | ||
| ih8kroq | Loose boulders Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008 | |
| Planning on doing Hood in Fall. Keep the posts coming. I need all the information I can get to bag this. Did you hear about the girl who's foot got trapped under a boulder that moved on it? I'm hoping too much of that doesn't happen. Posted the story on my site. Just a compilation of missing and found hikers in the world. Kinda makes the next adventure more adventurous. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2008 2:35 pm | ||
| realdeal577 | Couln't Have been better Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| On May 15-17 2008 did a 3 day Alpine seminar with Timberline Mountain Guides. On May 17, despite unseasonably warm conditions, guide Ben Randall and I summited at 5:52 AM via Old Chute(did not ascend Hogsback @ all, traversed left-west and went straight up to Old Chute) with gorgeous scenery at sunrise. I give the credit for my success to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, through whom all things are possible!! My experience could'nt have been better! My next climb is Mt. Baker or Byron peak(Alaska). | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2008 10:51 am | ||
| amochka | Epic day! Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008 | |
| Amazing conditions. I've never seen so many people crawling around the south side before, but the weather and the people I was climbing with made it a perfect day. First time I've been up since the Hogsback shifted. Fun route, especially the descent through a fairly narrow chute. | |
| Posted Jun 17, 2008 3:32 pm | ||
| lalpinist | Perfect Climb Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008 | |
| Winds made it a bit cold initially, but we were shielded higher up. We heard the Pearly Gates were blocked, everyone was taking the Old Chute. 6 hrs up; 3 down. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2008 1:50 pm | ||
| dannotti | South Side Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007 | |
| First Mountain climb, Great views. Summited via Old Chute. | ||
| Posted Jun 16, 2008 12:12 am | ||
| DustyDeb9 | avalanche danger Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2008 | |
| Our plan was to climb June 7th, but a pretty heavy storm was passing through with snow and winds up 75mph. We decided to start climbing and see if the storm passed, which the forcast predicted, but at 7600 feet, with goggles freezing over and winds still averaging 35 mph keeping the snow blowing sideways, we turned back. The next morning we started climbing at 1am without a single cloud in the sky and a slight breeze. We were above Palmer lift with the sky just begining to get light when we saw the first groups start to come down. They said the snowpack above hogsback was very unstable and turned back at that point. So we went up to hogsback and enjoyed the gorgeous views and the perfect weather. A few people risked going up to the top, but it wasn't worth the risk to us. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2008 5:15 pm | ||
| tb00957 | Mt Hood Date Climbed: May 10, 2008 | |
| we summitted despite the whiteout. One mistake was I packed for summer climb, not snow climb. I would recommend goggles, neck gaiter, spare gloves, etc. | ||
| Posted Jun 10, 2008 1:37 pm | ||
| irish guy | Hogsback to West Ridge Date Climbed: May 30, 2008 | |
| The Old Chute was crowded, so we traversed over to the West Ridge for some spicy exposure. Amazing weather and conditions. | ||
| Posted Jun 2, 2008 5:31 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | icy hood Date Climbed: May 30, 2008 | |
| nellis and i climbed an icy chute just left of the pearly gates. it was a fun challenge at 50/50+ degrees with several turns which left us wondering if we'd top out or get closed in. nice route! name? jamie | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2008 12:18 am | ||
| Holsti97 | Hogsback Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008 | |
| Left Timberline parking lot at Midnight. Climbed under starry skies and on good snow for climbing. Reached the summit about 5:30 AM with son Ryan, and friends Ed, Dawn, and Doug. Beautiful views from the summit. HP#33. | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2008 8:05 pm | ||
| mradventure | Old Chute via Hogsback Date Climbed: May 30, 2008 | |
| Temperatures above stayed about 31 deg. late morning, but the sun was melting the snow causing small ice chunks to break loose from the rocks at the chutes above the hogsback. Also causing the ice chunks to break loose were the teams above ascending and descending. Wear a helmet and stay roped up. Baseball size ice hit me on shoulder and forearm. The bergschrund is open but the pearly gates are closed, unless you are a technical ice climber with tools. I'm not. Summited at 10:00 am, snow softening up at hogsback, glissading was classic, and the tread through the slush at the bottom was, well you know, "most excellent". | |
| Posted May 31, 2008 12:13 pm | ||
| breagen | little too warm Date Climbed: May 15, 2008 | |
| Tried to Hogsback route, got up to the pearly gates but they wernt looking very nice so we looked at the old chute variation. However the sun hit the ice above and it was way too warm so we bailed. | |
| Posted May 22, 2008 8:46 pm | ||
| jnaleway | Hogsback Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| Climbed as far as the hogsback, but couldn't summit since it had shifted west away from the Pearly Gates (see photo). Still a great climg with my son Patrick, in the bright moonlight and early morning sunshine. Great views. A fun day. | |
| Posted May 18, 2008 2:16 pm | ||
| BradBartick | GREAT climb Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008 | |
| Climbed solo from Hogsback to Old Chute then to summit. Great temps, no wind, great early snow but got soft in late AM. Moderate traffic. An enjoyable, moderate, straightforward route. No ropes needed if you don't mind some slight exposure on the ridge (very moderate). | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 6:54 pm | ||
| wyomtman | Classic Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008 | |
| Camped out above Palmer the night before and awoke to a perfect day! Took the skis and board to just below crater rock, then enjoyed a nice boot pack up the hogsback (headed left off the hogsback) The climb was done with two of my best friends (The Vandervorts) and countless others, great mountain. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 2:44 pm | ||
| Redwic | Much More Than Expected Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008 | |
| The weather was perfect and the fumaroles were potent. The trek seemed much longer than anticipated. Once the sun came out, the snow softened up rather quickly. Beautiful scenery and many good conversations with other travelers. Then went back solo on June 15, to give my dad a special "Fathers Day" message from the summit. | |
| Posted Apr 26, 2008 11:41 pm | ||
| lalpinist | Icy Gates Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2008 | |
| Our team of 3 were the first to summit this spring. Left Timberline at 2:30 by full moon. It was a chore to break trail over the hogsback and the gates were icy; it took some to navigate both up and down, in the shade and cold wind. Up top, only a light wind and lots of sun. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2008 10:40 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | Icy Gates! Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2007 | |
| First attempt failed due to pouring rain. Second attempt the following day started in a snowstorm, but we climbed above the clouds and it was a beautiful day. Pearly Gates area was covered in ice and we were lucky to have an ice climber with us. Used rope and ice screws. Had the summit to ourselves and only saw a few other people all day. | |
| Posted Mar 4, 2008 3:45 pm | ||
| ecobiker | Mothers Day Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| We took the standard route up from Timberline Lodge. We camped up above the lifts to avoid the congestion the next morning but still stood in line to get to the summit. A popular but spectacular peak. | ||
| Posted Mar 3, 2008 8:40 pm | ||
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