Mt.Hood and South Sister questions
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:28 am
My friends and I are going to try and climb South Sister in August. We arent mountaineers, and we are accostomed to day hikes, although we are all in pretty decent shape.
1)Whats the quickest route up to the summit, where you start the highest?
2) For people of our fitness (as stated above), what kind of travel time are we talking to the summit and back?
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. One idea was to start at Timberline lodge and hike up to Crater Rock, but we are very concerned about our safety.
1)At what point on the mountain can we expect rockfall?
2)Is it safe enough to climb up to Crater Rock?
THANKS
1)Whats the quickest route up to the summit, where you start the highest?
2) For people of our fitness (as stated above), what kind of travel time are we talking to the summit and back?
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. One idea was to start at Timberline lodge and hike up to Crater Rock, but we are very concerned about our safety.
1)At what point on the mountain can we expect rockfall?
2)Is it safe enough to climb up to Crater Rock?
THANKS