Cascade VolcanoesSouth Side Old Chute Variation Climber's Log
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| lapotka | solo in the dark  Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2012 | |
| started at midnight, hit the steep stuff as the sun was coming out, amazing climb. | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2013 2:43 pm | ||
| nicozone | Mazama Climb Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2011 | |
| I went up on Monday (7/11) and the conditions are great in the mornings, but as soon as the sun starts shining ice started to come loose. There are long snowfall trails coming down from the Pearly Gates route. And the Bergschrund has opened up to cover the majority of the lower route. The Old Chute route is still in great condition, with ice holding snowpack and allowing easy kick steps. We didn't stop for long at the summit because the winds started picking up. | |
| Posted May 2, 2012 6:10 pm | ||
| Ben Beckerich | Yep Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2011 | |
| Very heavy snow year, very late season summit... probably won't get the same opportunity this year | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2012 6:28 am | ||
| BLong | Hoping Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2011 | |
| Took a friend up the route. The climbing up top in the chute was fun, although the route was tracked out the whole way. Abysmal weather (wet, cold, and cloudy). We only saw two other climbers on the peak the entire day; they had set up a camp and were doing the route in two days, complete with legitimate Chouinard and Frost laminated bamboo piolets! | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2011 1:25 am | ||
| zoomloco | Solo ascent Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010 | |
| Not a difficult route, conditions in the last chute were icy enough that I felt safety necessitated to put on crampons the last 100' or so, but otherwise just cruising. Snowboarded from the summit, again the only issue was the gnar ice in the initial descent couloir, after that it was regular black diamond... | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2011 12:13 pm | ||
| bellinghamclimber | Gorgeous day! Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2011 | |
| Steep route, though no need for a running belay or anything... | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2011 7:18 pm | ||
| Swithich | Alternate Route Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2011 | |
| Climbed this in late morning when snow was softer. This route was the primary route used (all but two groups on the day we summitted) in place of the Hogsback/Pearly Gates. It should be noted that the Hogsback is far left of the Pearly Gates this year and the cravasse is very wide at this point. Just an FYI for those reading. | ||
| Posted Jun 12, 2011 7:33 pm | ||
| kdonaldson | Old Chute over Hogsback Date Climbed: May 21, 2011 | |
| Were hoping for good weather but wasn't as good as expected. Snowed most of the way up to the hogsback with low visibility. On advice from another climber we decided to do the old chute variation. Had some foggy views from the summit. A little bit of wind but not too bad. We left the car at 2:45 AM, summit at about 8 am. Back down to car at 10:20 AM for an early lunch at the cafeteria in the ski lodge. | |
| Posted May 22, 2011 6:18 pm | ||
| Karl Helser | First of the season... Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2011 | |
| Solo trip to the summit, first of the season. Perfect day for the climb. Very cold till I hit the summit where the sun was waiting... Left the truck at 2:40am, hit the summit at 8:10am, took my time back to the truck because the weather was soooooo nice. | |
| Posted Apr 25, 2011 7:35 pm | ||
| splattski | Date approx. Date Climbed: Aug 15, 1973 | |
| That was a long, long time ago. The afternoon before, got beta from Everett Darr, who recommended climbing in loafers ;-) | |
| Posted Apr 17, 2011 9:36 am | ||
| Josh Lewis | Good Time Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2010 | |
| I had a fun time on the Old Chute, although I did not like the hissing ice. Ewww. But it was a great mountain. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2011 7:52 pm | ||
| GerryS | Independence Day - shoot to the chute Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009 | |
| Slept in the back of the rental car in the parking lot. One AM start. Got to the hogback at daybreak, saw a bowling ball size rock break loose and shoot across the traverse to the chute going 40-50mph; saw plenty of tracks in the snow where other rocks had done the same ... had second thoughts. Did not like the idea of going down to stinky hot rocks/fumeroles either. Finally decided to hammer it to the top limiting time in the shooting gallery. Fairly steep snow/ice climb. Knife edge on top was a non-issue. Fireworks on top. | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2011 8:55 am | ||
| Jimbopo | Avoided the Pearly Gates Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2010 | |
| We went up probably too early in the day, in retrospect. We made the summit, but I had to downclimb the steep chute which was a little icy. I kicked some nice steps for others to follow (= | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2010 2:45 am | ||
| oso1212 | Southside Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010 | |
| After a rock rejection on Reid Glacier we summitted via South Side in nice weather. | |
| Posted Jul 17, 2010 9:36 pm | ||
| brizza | Mt. Hood Old Chute Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2010 | |
| Climbed with Tim & Mike on a beautiful clear, calm night/morning. Stashed my skis around 9,000' and got to bomb back down to Timberline. | |
| Posted Jul 5, 2010 4:20 pm | ||
| mattdalman | Cool Summit Traverse Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2010 | |
| We had to front point our way up the old chute because of the snow conditions. The summit traverse is sweet. Spectacular views! | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2010 9:42 am | ||
| mekwise | night climb Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2009 | |
| and bivy up on time before heading down to pancakes with syrup... | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2009 4:14 pm | ||
| OJ Loenneker | Different | |
| Much different from the old pearly gates route! The little exposed summit ridge is a bit fun too. Got hit with quite a bit of ice fall the two times I did this route this year. | |
| Posted Jul 25, 2009 4:14 am | ||
| Hotoven | Steep and fun Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| Had to take because Hogs Back had an Open crevasse near the top. | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2009 9:44 pm | ||
| Cascade Scrambler | Awesome Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| We couldn't have asked for better weather. Dodging dislodged rock was great fun. Spent nearly an hour on the summit and summit ridge- just after sunrise. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2009 9:56 pm | ||
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