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| brucelacroix | Out of season  Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2009 | |
| Hogsback was fun. The chute to summit was icy. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2009 1:41 pm | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Dry conditions Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2009 | |
| Had to climb around the 'schrund first, then traverse into the Pearly Gates Couloir since the moat was too big and deep to jump safely. We successfully made it but this isn't anything I would recommend to climb under dry conditions. Kinda dangerous really. But it made for an exciting climb. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2009 7:23 pm | ||
| OJ Loenneker | The old standard | |
| This was the standard route for many years. I took a look at it this year, and that steep water ice was a no go. It used to be so mellow, I even snowboarded it with some freshiez... | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 4:17 am | ||
| alpinpete | First climb Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1996 | |
| introduction to mountaineering (thanks John) | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2009 3:59 am | ||
| teliason | Piece of Cake | |
| With good weather a quick 6 hr climb in crampons | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2009 6:11 pm | ||
| mdostby | The Hogsback | |
| Solo climb. June 1999. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2008 10:47 pm | ||
| BCJ | Many ascents | |
| This is the route I take first-timers up. Climbed it many times and still enjoy it; a nice way to spend a morning. I've climbed it a few times on a weeknight and went to work the next morning...I'm worthless at work that day, but it's cool to show people photos of that morning's sunset from the top of the state just a few hours after it happened. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2008 3:17 pm | ||
| Redwic | Here We Go Again!!! Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008 | |
| Less than two months after my first trip on Mount Hood, I went back solo on June 15 to give my dad a special "Fathers Day" message from the summit. The weather conditions were spectacular. I went up the "Old Chute" and down the original standard "Hogsback" route... I recommend using the "Old Chute" route until/unless the "Hogsback" ridge moves east again (like it was a few years ago) so the traverse would be much less technical. | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2008 4:07 pm | ||
| Rob Ricks | First Summit Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2004 | |
| Went with Timberline Mountain Guides on my first trip up Hood. Unusually good weather for climbing in April. Not a lot of people on the mountain, but they all populated the Hogsback at the same time so there was a nice little gathering of rope teams all trying to get to the Pearly Gates. Snow Bridge well intact. Minor ice and rockfall at the gates. Made the crowded summit at 7:30 a.m. Descent went well until midmorning when we began postholing. Back in time for lunch. Beautiful day all the way around. | |
| Posted May 21, 2008 5:04 pm | ||
| wyomtman | Sun Shine Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2008 | |
| great conditions, used the old chute to summit | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2008 2:47 pm | ||
| JonW | Too Late Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2007 | |
| Might have been too late in the summer. Pearly Gates was a mess. Move fast through Devil's Kitchen or you'll feel like vomiting. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2007 8:11 am | ||
| jvarholak | hogsback to old chute Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006 | |
| pearly gates looked like trouble waiting to happen (rockfall) so we headed west from the hog and summitted via the old chute....beautiful day....alone on top (seriously) | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2007 1:06 pm | ||
| Hotfeet | Great Sunrise Date Climbed: May 25, 2007 | |
| We had a fantastic sunrise. A great way to start the day! We then decended to avoid the traffic jams on the Mountain. | |
| Posted May 26, 2007 5:56 pm | ||
| skunk ape | Foggy | |
| had the top 2 myself. | |
| Posted May 25, 2007 11:28 am | ||
| Krylon | Hood Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2004 | |
| One of two times that I've bonked on a mountain. Important tip: cereal is not a wise packing-night dinner. However, after a Subway sandwitch and two hours of sack time I was back to 100% and climbed strong. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2006 11:50 pm | ||
| osatrik | 3rd Time - might as well be winter Date Climbed: Feb 10, 1996 | |
| OSAT group spent the night at the top of the Palmer, and completed a successful winter ascent the next morning. This was a weekend of some giant floods in Oregon and Washington, and we had I-5 to ourselves as it was blocked by water near Chehalis and by a landslide along the Columbia. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2006 6:32 am | ||
| cgclimber | And still back by Beer 30 Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2006 | |
| Took my girlfriend up for her first "mountain climb". Hogsback is a great climb for a first timer, not technical and just steep enough to keep it exciting. Left the parking lot by 0400 and still down before noon. Gotta love it when you can get cleaned up and still make it out for happy hour! | |
| Posted Jul 13, 2006 1:35 am | ||
| fritzd | First Blood Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2006 | |
| We, my oldest brother and I, started from Timberline Lodge at 12:00 am. We reached the summit around 6:00 am. The climb up to and through the pearly gates was great, my first real technical snow climb. While belaying my brother from the bergshrund I got hit by a rock on my cheak. I didn't see or hear it comming and it was about the size of my fist. Luckly all I got was a bloody cheak. We followed some crazy russians, since this type of climbing is fairly new to my brother and I. | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2006 6:09 pm | ||
| Brian Jenkins | South Side | |
| 5/19/01-My first attempt at Hood was a lesson in what NOT to do. Packed too much food and extra weight and went in almost brand new La Sportiva Makalus. My heels were bloody and raw by the time we put crampons on just below the top of the Palmer Chair Lift. Was basically limping up the next stretch towards Crater Rock when it started getting really windy. At the base of Crater Rock my friend Mark and I sat to rest and almost fell asleep several times. The wind was almost knocking us over at this point and we decided to turn back as most of the climbers we could see were doing the same. As we descended the wind was strong enough that our rope was held horizontal in the air. Gusts knocked us over a few times and we self-arrested. Once we got back down to the ski area it was okay. Found out later that the winds were about 60-70 mph. Felt bad about not summitting but still think we made the right decision as the mountain was not going anywhere. A few weeks later we did summit in perfect conditions and had a great time doing it. Posted Nov 21, 2001 9:38 am 6/16/01-I summitted with my friend Mark 6/16 about 7:15 am after doing the traditional trek through the night. Conditions were perfect and there were lots of other headlamps on the long line up. Great views up top although there are a lot of people on the mountain who shouldn't be - people with no ropes or gear thinking it's just a simple hike. This was my second attempt, tried it four weeks earlier and got weathered back down by ridiculously high winds that knocked us off our feet a few times and we had to self-arrest. After this summit though, my face got fried on the way down as I had misplaced sunscreen. Was awesome though. Didn't want to come back down. 2/10/03-Great conditions on a rare weather window in February. Views to Diamond Peak in the south. Sunny but solid conditions. Summited with friend Steve I met in an expedition course last year. Posted Feb 10, 2003 10:47 am 3/13/04-Headed up with jhalz to do Leuthold Couloir. Got a late start (4:10 am) and had some beta from dkantola that it was a warzone of ice so figured it would be a mess by the time we got there so decided on West Crater Rim instead. When we got just below Crater Rock the sun was already on that one and worried about the slab slides we could see so decided to do South Side instead. My fourth time doing it. Conditions were great except in the Gates where lots of little ice pellets and sugar-like snow had accumulated. Up in 5 hours, down in about 2 hr 45 mins and I was holding up jhalz at that pace. A bit of icefall even in the Chute. Saw fellow summitposters crirwin on the route and Martin Cash in the parking lot. After talking to Martin, I felt better about not doing Leuthold this time. I MUST get back and do that route though. Posted Mar 13, 2004 7:43 pm Route Climbed: well, we tried 2 Date Climbed: February 3, 2005 David Kantola and I tried to do Leuthold during an unbelievable weather window in February. Actually it was too warm. When we hit Illumination Saddle and heard all the ice falling down the Reid, we opted to maybe try a variation of the South Side. Got to the bergschrund at what, 10,800 feet? Ice falling down through the Pearly Gates going both ways around the Hogsback. Decided to not deal with the ice for another South Side summit so headed back down. Conditions were more July-like (see thread) so if you are heading up, you may want to start a couple hours earlier than you think you have to this time of year, at least until we get some real winter conditions in the Oregon Cascades. Posted Feb 3, 2005 7:34 pm 11/30/08 Went up with Ian in warm conditions to about 10,400 feet. Thin ice everywhere, not much snow yet. Could see blue through the Old Chute. Lots of ice and rock fall in the Steel Cliffs and off Crater Rock. Interesting icy but bubbly crust on the way around Crater Rock. Not sure if it was a slide or just too low snow levels but there was a ridge from the Hogsback to Devils Kitchen I have not seen before. Big gaping mouth of a bergschrund above. Great day but we decided not to go further without having two tools. | |
| Posted May 11, 2006 4:41 am | ||
| 2skinners | First Big Mountain Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2006 | |
| Part of a two day climb. Learned Basic Snow Climbing Skills and summited the next day. Beautiful!! | |
| Posted Apr 10, 2006 8:44 am | ||
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