We decided it would be a good idea to practice hiking uphill at altitude, so since we live in Portland, we thought Mt. Hood would be a good choice.
I was proposing Defiance instead of Hood (in August) as practice hike for SS.
by rpc » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:42 am
We decided it would be a good idea to practice hiking uphill at altitude, so since we live in Portland, we thought Mt. Hood would be a good choice.
by TheViper » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:12 am
by nicozone » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:55 pm
by jfer45 » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:13 pm
by nicozone » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:40 pm
by Cascade Scrambler » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:30 am
by MountaingirlBC » Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:02 am
by billisfree » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:59 pm
by nartreb » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:34 am
by MountaingirlBC » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:08 am
billisfree wrote:Does aclimatizing REALLY work?
8500 ft - sounds like kinda low altitude for that. You prob got more musle toning than aclimatizing.
by calebEOC » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:29 am
jschrock wrote:There is no reason to fall into ANYthing up there right now. It is a hike on dirt and scree. No crampons, no ice axe, no helmet, no rope, etc. needed.
Not that anyone here is...but there is no need to over-complicate this. If you can hike you'll be fine.
by TheViper » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:04 am
by nicozone » Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:46 pm
TheViper wrote:Last question...I have heard that you can fill your water up near the top, in glacier water. Is this true? Is that water safe to drink?
by nartreb » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:16 pm
by BCJ » Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:48 pm
TheViper wrote:Tomorrow we leave for Sunriver in an attempt to summit south sister Friday morning. I'm really looking forward to it.
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