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| Buckaroo | Sandy Headwall Solo  Date Climbed: May 11, 1994 | |
| Traverse from the top of the ski lift was steep in places. Bivied at the base. Avalanches had just run 2 days before so slope was scoured and hard. Gets steeper at the top and a nice ridge to the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2009 12:51 pm | ||
| mekwise | South Side! Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009 | |
| great climb | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2009 4:18 pm | ||
| mattcbh | Hogs Back Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2001 | |
| Can't remember the exact date, but knew I had climbed Adams the year after. | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2009 9:24 am | ||
| brucelacroix | Out of season Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2009 | |
| Tagged on the way to Rainier. Solo. Poor conditions. | ||
| Posted Sep 22, 2009 1:40 pm | ||
| Shirley Lam | Pearly Gates Date Climbed: May 30, 2009 | |
| Climbed up the Hogsback to the Pearly Gates, with one ice pitch and a short walk to the top. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:46 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Summer and Winter Date Climbed: Jul 14, 1992 | |
| It's a good view. Info at http://www.willhiteweb.com/state_highpoint/oregon/mount_hood_017.htm | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2009 3:01 am | ||
| cackalackyclimber | Old Chute Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| mcpherma, your climb was pretty much the same as ours except we were about an hour or so behind you all the way. We were the other party of 2 on the Old Chute that day and we could't believe yours was the only other party we saw above 7000'. Despite cool temps, the rockfall was starting by 8:00 during our descent, so we were glad to get off the dicey slopes and onto the safety of the Hogsback. There was also a huge rockslide that we witnessed from the top of the Palmer. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2009 1:35 pm | ||
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| mcpherma | Re: Old Chute | |
| Did you pass the three gals. We ran into them in the Climbers Cave and they were thinking about heading up around the same time. When I signed out, they had left a note on our register saying they made it to the top of the lift, not sure which one. We thought you were them until about halfway up the chute and we only saw two of you. Oh, and we are truly sorry for the dirt parade. Once you get onto the rock at the top, it is nearly impossible to even breath without sending something down. I was paranoid of sending anything bigger than a gnat down on you guys. All in all it was a nice day for a climb, not too hot, not too cold. I got pinged by a small rock at about 5:00 and heard the rockslide that you saw from the palmer. Where did it occur at? Other than that the only rock fall was what inevitably scattered under our feet from the top. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2009 1:49 pm | ||
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| cackalackyclimber | Re: Old Chute | |
| Yeah, we passed them after they'd turned around just below the top of Magic Mile. They claimed the wind was too strong, but just above the lift things broke up nicely. No apologies needed for any rockfall; we honestly didn't have much of anything until our descent. We only waved at you guys to try and ask which chute you headed up, but there was too much air between us to be easily heard. The big slide happened over on Steel Cliffs; it was big/loud enough to stop most of the skiers in their tracks. The best thing about the day was not so much the weather as it was the low number of us on the route; no doubt rockfall would've been a huge issue with the masses often found up there. | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2009 5:48 pm | ||
| mcpherma | Old Chute Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| My brother and I started at about 1230 in wind, clouds and a little precip. Broke out of the clouds around 7000 ft. We climbed by moonlight to the bottom of the Old Chute. The Chute was mostly hard snow/ ice and took serious concentration for every foot placement. Summited at 0630 with some clouds to the north obscuring any real view. We started the careful climb down and returned to the car at 0930. All in all a great time, but I can see why the mountain is out of season. The climb on the moonscape of rock and sand stinks and halfway up the old Chute we could hear a massive rockfall/ slide elsewhere on the mountain that lasted for quite a while. | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 2:33 pm | ||
| Malibu | Climb Early-beat the jam Date Climbed: May 26, 1999 | |
| Climbed with a group of 6, some experienced, some not so much and this was my second glacial peak climb. We left the Lodge around 3:00 AM and were on the summit around 10:00 AM -- had to wait for slower members of our group and the crowd developing on Hogsback. We roped together for the Hogsback and the steep portion through the Pearly Gates -- pretty freaky for a new climber with an ice bridge over a crevasse on Hogsback and the steep chute. Summit was clear but the lowlands were blanketed with fog so the views of the other peaks were about it -- very cool though! Even more traffic to wait for on the descent but witnessed no problems. Planning a May 2010 climb. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2009 11:25 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | A great mountain! Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009 | |
| I actually enjoyed Hood much more then Rainier! More technical difficulties and that wonderful sulfur smell! A sweet peak! Would like to return to do the Steel Cliffs one day. | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2009 1:42 am | ||
| wma204 | Great Birthday Climb Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009 | |
| It was a beautiful day to be on the mountain. A little windy early on but the wind died down which made for a great stand on the summit. It was my birthday and I ate a cupcake on the summit. No better birthday gift that standing on the top of Mt. Hood. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 2:09 pm | ||
| Hotoven | Hard climb Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| I did this late in a season and had to change rout at the hogs back. It was very soft and slushy snow, so extra caution was needed. Also, the rock fall was bad. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 9:38 pm | ||
| Cascade Scrambler | Fun in the Old Chute Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| We had an *AMAZING* time climbing the Old Chute variation. My partner was rightfully conservative on his way up, but he reached the summit of his first 10k+ Cascade volcano. I felt right at ease the entire time, and I loved the exposure at the top. The walk to the true summit was easy. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 10:02 pm | ||
| chilkoot | Solitutde Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009 | |
| We had great weather and snow conditions with very few other other climbers and had the entire summit ridge to ourselves. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2009 7:06 pm | ||
| Jakester | Independence Day Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009 | |
| Midnight start in the moonlight. Sunrise from the summit. Perfect weather. Stinky fumeroles. Awesome friends. | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 12:50 pm | ||
| Vinny | ski descent Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009 | |
| Started late and finished early to let snow soften for the boards. I downclimbed first pitch- watched Oyvind and Dave rip it up. Lots of people en route. Good times after the MRA conference | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2009 7:11 pm | ||
| scottmitch | Old Chute Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2009 | |
| Fun climb nice views. | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2009 3:33 pm | ||
| sourstraw | old chutes Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2009 | |
| Great climb in perfect weather. Climbed with my cousin ... brought rope, but didn't end up using it, as we felt more comfortable unroped. This was my first time on Hood ... we accidentaly missed the popular trail in the dark (Sunday night - only a few other climbers on the mountain, and most were below us), and ended up climbing over the Bergschrund on the Hogsback, and then having to traverse across the steep face to access the old summit chutes. Added for a bit of excitement, which we needed after climbing up the deathly boring ski slope! Great climb - sunrise was incredible, with an INCREDIBLE shadow of Mt. Hood cast upon the valley below! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2009 1:31 pm | ||
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