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| Mgross | Beautiful , crowded day! Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| South side - Hogsback. Gorgeous day, but half expected to see a News helicopter giving traffic reports on the mountain. It was bumper-to-bumper for a bit and then slow-and-go, but the mountain was as beautiful as ever and the glissading was truly enjoyable. | |
| Posted May 28, 2007 12:24 pm | ||
| MakeItHappen | Took it down  Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Wow! Hell of rush, really good climb! Started at 245am and summited just after 7am. Got to the Hogsback but too much traffic so veered off to the west and did an alternate route. Great experience and a hell of a challenge but great conditions. Maybe the Northern side/face next... | |
| Posted May 26, 2007 10:07 pm | ||
| Hotfeet | Sunrise! Date Climbed: May 25, 2007 | |
| We enjoyed a fanastic sunrise! Climbed up from the Hogback to Heaven's Gate and decended through the Old Chute Variation. A great climb on another great mountain! | |
| Posted May 26, 2007 6:01 pm | ||
| sergio | Bailed out Date Climbed: Sep 5, 1991 | |
| Tried via the South Side, grossly unprepared for a summit attempt, I bailed out before a storm came in just when I was about to reach the Pearly Gates. I chickenly opted for a more reassuring hot chocolate in the Timberline Lodge. When the snowfall reached a foot, I bailed out of the Lodge and headed back to Portland. I planned to go back the following year. It was 1991 and I still haven't gone back. Dammit! | |
| Posted May 14, 2007 4:01 am | ||
| Karl Helser | South Side Date Climbed: May 12, 2007 | |
| It started out to be a beautiful day, clear skies, and cool temps. An uneventful climb other than loosing one of our 7-person team to illness at the Palmer ledge. We talked to many down climbers, gathering beta about the most desirable route near the top. We were told that there was about a 50% turnaround rate at the Pearly Gates do to a 15’ solid water ice section. Some were using rope, and some weren’t. We were also told that it would be best to go the old chute route because of the traffic jam at the icy Pearly Gates. We dropped our packs at the Hogsback, climbed to the left entrance of the Pearly Gates and inspected the crux of the route. We decide to go for it with no ropes. The reports were right. It was a 15’-20’ section of solid water ice, although with all the recent climbers, there were nice deep step pockets carved for an easy climb through. Down climbing this route was a bit hairy, but with a little confidence and a good pick hold, it wasn’t too bad. Once at the summit we saw the weather system moving in so we skipped lunch and headed for the bar…I mean car… | |
| Posted May 13, 2007 10:08 am | ||
| snowclimber12 | skiing | |
| after reaching the summit we hiked down to our skis which were just above the highest lift on the mountain then skied down toward the parking lot. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2007 10:46 pm | ||
| miztflip | South Side Old Chute Date Climbed: Apr 8, 2007 | |
| Awesome weather and a good climb. Coloradoiceclimber and I had a great climb and ski down. | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2007 9:18 am | ||
| 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. Skied from the summit! 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. | |
| 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 | ||
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