Ingman - Aug 23, 2008 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
via Hog's Back.
Perfect weather. W/ Becky, Scotty, Jake, and Joel.
oso1212 - Aug 11, 2008 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
Hogsback Fun
Didn't quite make it to the top. Had to turn around at 11095 ft. Trip report : http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/430731/mount-hood-hogsback.html. Summitted via Sandy Headwall(2009), Cooper Spur(2010) and Southside(2010)
cp0915 - Aug 3, 2008 7:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008
Old Chute Variation
After a failed attempt in a spring 2004 blizzard, I finally ticked this bad boy off. Surprisingly, I found great snow for so late in the season.
A successful climb with SP member deungsan. We camped out above the ski lifts and had clear skies with some pretty warm temps on the way to our camp site. The next morning the weather was a-lot different with cold temps and a-lot of cloud cover. The change in weather made for a a quicker ascent on the snow and a more enjoyable climb overall.
Prior to climbing a ranger notified us that a climber had died the day before while descending the Cooper Spur. We were sad to hear of this news and offer our condolences to his family and friends.
We got a late start (6:30am is pretty late for me at least). With the Hogsback shifted away from the Pearly Gates and "bergshrunded" to heck we took the Old Chute. The snow was soft enough that crampons weren't needed. We probably got 1500-2000 feet of good glissadng on the way down.
West Crater variation is pretty steep and rock fall was a real and obvious danger. A toaster sized boulder nearly took out a climber ahead of me.
YEM - Jul 14, 2008 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008
South Side with new family
I took my new brother-in-laws up Hood two days before the wedding. The Iowa crowd did well, one to the top and the other to Crater Rock. The fumes were the worst I've every experienced and dizziness was had by all. This was also the first time I've climbed into a cloud cap. Great job Kyle and David. You'll get the views next time.
High winds and suboptimal snow conditions, but with the midnight start, we got up all right. Very high winds on the summit but cool being in the crater.
Climbed Old Chute route from Timberline Lodge. Great climb with hard snow. Very windy on top but great view.
MatPr - Jul 11, 2008 1:06 am Date Climbed: May 9, 2008
Danger Will Robinson
Despite avalanche conditions, we ventured up (with caution), and I took the Old Chute. Eventually my group turned back due to various reasons and I ended up finishing alone. A climber a few hundred yards from me had his helmet smashed by an ice boulder. It turned out to be a great adventure and beautiful weather!
eruselow - Jul 9, 2008 11:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2008
Clouds
Climbed the Old Chute route. Great weather up until the Hogsback when clouds rolled in reducing visibility to nearly zero. Nevertheless, we pressed on and were the 2nd group to summit that morning (a solo climber passed us during the ascent). Did not need helmets or ropes (but we brought them) and the temperature was just above freezing with 30 mph winds.
Steve Rydin - Jul 6, 2008 1:48 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2006
Mount Hood - Reid Glacier
I knew we were going to have a great climb when we arrived at T-line at midnight and you could see all of Mount Hood in the moonlight. With headlamps stowed away in our packs, we made our way up Palmer in a spectacular setting!
Because of the great weather (and full moon) many were attracted to Mount Hood, particularly the South Route. I even saw a guy at the top of Palmer wearing blue jeans and a cotton T-Shirt (not recommended attire). Fortunately, we had our eyes set on Leuthold, so we bid the crowd (and Cotton Man) adieu and moved toward Illumination Saddle.
We could not have asked for a better night - full moon, clear sky and minimal wind. The snow was perfect and the traverse across Reid went well.
However, the weather was a bit too nice, and upon arriving at Leuthold, we were met with quite a bit of rock and ice chunks whizzing by. Realizing it was only going to get worse as it got warmer, we moved over to Reid Glacier HW. We began our ascent, only to be met with more rock and ice. This, however, coming from a party of 5-6 roped up ahead of us and not making very much progress. (We watched them for about 20 minutes with no apparent movement)
It was now about 7:30 am, and we decided to check out a few of the crevasses on the glacier and then head back down.
Although we didn't summit, it was still a great day on the mountain. Oh, and if you've never climbed Hood on a full moon, get it on your itinerary ASAP!
marauders - Jul 5, 2008 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008
Old Chute Route
We had a lightening storm south of Mt. Hood at 1am, but by 3am the storm had fizzled. The remainder of the morning was gorgeous. Perfect snow conditions and relatively few people on the mountain. A very easy, but fast, route. The pearly gates were strewn with rockfall probably due to high temps over the last week, so we avoided that area. We could hear rockfall constantly all night and morning.
smason505 - Jul 1, 2008 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
Mt Hood June 27
Beautiful climb with perfect cramponing snow and great weather. Started at 1am from the lodge, passed about 30 people en route and were the first on the summit at 6am. Met two other groups of two on the way up who joined us shortly after on the summit. We took a slight variation of the old chute that headed up a steep couloir to the right of the normal route and puts you 15 feet from the summit.
nigelmcc - Jun 30, 2008 6:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Beautiful spring day
My partner and I were blessed with incredible conditions. No ice fall at the crater, no bergschrund to cross, and perfect snow for cramponing. We summited shy of 5 hours and treated ourselves with Carl's Jr. on the way home.
ih8kroq - Jun 26, 2008 2:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008
Loose boulders
Planning on doing Hood in Fall. Keep the posts coming. I need all the information I can get to bag this.
Did you hear about the girl who's foot got trapped under a boulder that moved on it? I'm hoping too much of that doesn't happen.
Just a compilation of missing and found hikers in the world. Kinda makes the next adventure more adventurous.
realdeal577 - Jun 22, 2008 10:51 am Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
Couln't Have been better
On May 15-17 2008 did a 3 day Alpine seminar with Timberline Mountain Guides. On May 17, despite unseasonably warm conditions, guide Ben Randall and I summited at 5:52 AM via Old Chute(did not ascend Hogsback @ all, traversed left-west and went straight up to Old Chute) with gorgeous scenery at sunrise. I give the credit for my success to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, through whom all things are possible!! My experience could'nt have been better! My next climb is Mt. Baker or Byron peak(Alaska).
amochka - Jun 17, 2008 3:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008
Epic day!
Amazing conditions. I've never seen so many people crawling around the south side before, but the weather and the people I was climbing with made it a perfect day. First time I've been up since the Hogsback shifted. Fun route, especially the descent through a fairly narrow chute.
lalpinist - Jun 16, 2008 1:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
Perfect Climb
Winds made it a bit cold initially, but we were shielded higher up. We heard the Pearly Gates were blocked, everyone was taking the Old Chute. 6 hrs up; 3 down.
dannotti - Jun 16, 2008 12:12 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007
South Side
First Mountain climb, Great views. Summited via Old Chute.
Ingman - Aug 23, 2008 5:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2007
via Hog's Back.Perfect weather. W/ Becky, Scotty, Jake, and Joel.
oso1212 - Aug 11, 2008 11:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008
Hogsback FunDidn't quite make it to the top. Had to turn around at 11095 ft. Trip report : http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/430731/mount-hood-hogsback.html. Summitted via Sandy Headwall(2009), Cooper Spur(2010) and Southside(2010)
cp0915 - Aug 3, 2008 7:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008
Old Chute VariationAfter a failed attempt in a spring 2004 blizzard, I finally ticked this bad boy off. Surprisingly, I found great snow for so late in the season.
Blackmouth - Jul 31, 2008 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008
South SideA successful climb with SP member deungsan. We camped out above the ski lifts and had clear skies with some pretty warm temps on the way to our camp site. The next morning the weather was a-lot different with cold temps and a-lot of cloud cover. The change in weather made for a a quicker ascent on the snow and a more enjoyable climb overall.
Prior to climbing a ranger notified us that a climber had died the day before while descending the Cooper Spur. We were sad to hear of this news and offer our condolences to his family and friends.
BKW - Jul 25, 2008 1:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2008
Old ChuteWe got a late start (6:30am is pretty late for me at least). With the Hogsback shifted away from the Pearly Gates and "bergshrunded" to heck we took the Old Chute. The snow was soft enough that crampons weren't needed. We probably got 1500-2000 feet of good glissadng on the way down.
EverydayExplorer - Jul 17, 2008 10:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2008
West Crater Rim VariationWest Crater variation is pretty steep and rock fall was a real and obvious danger. A toaster sized boulder nearly took out a climber ahead of me.
YEM - Jul 14, 2008 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008
South Side with new familyI took my new brother-in-laws up Hood two days before the wedding. The Iowa crowd did well, one to the top and the other to Crater Rock. The fumes were the worst I've every experienced and dizziness was had by all. This was also the first time I've climbed into a cloud cap. Great job Kyle and David. You'll get the views next time.
sbkelley - Jul 12, 2008 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008
HogsbackHigh winds and suboptimal snow conditions, but with the midnight start, we got up all right. Very high winds on the summit but cool being in the crater.
CODave - Jul 11, 2008 2:07 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2008
Old ChuteClimbed Old Chute route from Timberline Lodge. Great climb with hard snow. Very windy on top but great view.
MatPr - Jul 11, 2008 1:06 am Date Climbed: May 9, 2008
Danger Will RobinsonDespite avalanche conditions, we ventured up (with caution), and I took the Old Chute. Eventually my group turned back due to various reasons and I ended up finishing alone. A climber a few hundred yards from me had his helmet smashed by an ice boulder. It turned out to be a great adventure and beautiful weather!
eruselow - Jul 9, 2008 11:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2008
CloudsClimbed the Old Chute route. Great weather up until the Hogsback when clouds rolled in reducing visibility to nearly zero. Nevertheless, we pressed on and were the 2nd group to summit that morning (a solo climber passed us during the ascent). Did not need helmets or ropes (but we brought them) and the temperature was just above freezing with 30 mph winds.
Steve Rydin - Jul 6, 2008 1:48 pm Date Climbed: May 13, 2006
Mount Hood - Reid GlacierI knew we were going to have a great climb when we arrived at T-line at midnight and you could see all of Mount Hood in the moonlight. With headlamps stowed away in our packs, we made our way up Palmer in a spectacular setting!
Because of the great weather (and full moon) many were attracted to Mount Hood, particularly the South Route. I even saw a guy at the top of Palmer wearing blue jeans and a cotton T-Shirt (not recommended attire). Fortunately, we had our eyes set on Leuthold, so we bid the crowd (and Cotton Man) adieu and moved toward Illumination Saddle.
We could not have asked for a better night - full moon, clear sky and minimal wind. The snow was perfect and the traverse across Reid went well.
However, the weather was a bit too nice, and upon arriving at Leuthold, we were met with quite a bit of rock and ice chunks whizzing by. Realizing it was only going to get worse as it got warmer, we moved over to Reid Glacier HW. We began our ascent, only to be met with more rock and ice. This, however, coming from a party of 5-6 roped up ahead of us and not making very much progress. (We watched them for about 20 minutes with no apparent movement)
It was now about 7:30 am, and we decided to check out a few of the crevasses on the glacier and then head back down.
Although we didn't summit, it was still a great day on the mountain. Oh, and if you've never climbed Hood on a full moon, get it on your itinerary ASAP!
marauders - Jul 5, 2008 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008
Old Chute RouteWe had a lightening storm south of Mt. Hood at 1am, but by 3am the storm had fizzled. The remainder of the morning was gorgeous. Perfect snow conditions and relatively few people on the mountain. A very easy, but fast, route. The pearly gates were strewn with rockfall probably due to high temps over the last week, so we avoided that area. We could hear rockfall constantly all night and morning.
smason505 - Jul 1, 2008 11:29 am Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2008
Mt Hood June 27Beautiful climb with perfect cramponing snow and great weather. Started at 1am from the lodge, passed about 30 people en route and were the first on the summit at 6am. Met two other groups of two on the way up who joined us shortly after on the summit. We took a slight variation of the old chute that headed up a steep couloir to the right of the normal route and puts you 15 feet from the summit.
nigelmcc - Jun 30, 2008 6:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Beautiful spring dayMy partner and I were blessed with incredible conditions. No ice fall at the crater, no bergschrund to cross, and perfect snow for cramponing. We summited shy of 5 hours and treated ourselves with Carl's Jr. on the way home.
ih8kroq - Jun 26, 2008 2:35 pm Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008
Loose bouldersPlanning on doing Hood in Fall. Keep the posts coming. I need all the information I can get to bag this.
Did you hear about the girl who's foot got trapped under a boulder that moved on it? I'm hoping too much of that doesn't happen.
Posted the story on my site.
Just a compilation of missing and found hikers in the world. Kinda makes the next adventure more adventurous.
realdeal577 - Jun 22, 2008 10:51 am Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
Couln't Have been betterOn May 15-17 2008 did a 3 day Alpine seminar with Timberline Mountain Guides. On May 17, despite unseasonably warm conditions, guide Ben Randall and I summited at 5:52 AM via Old Chute(did not ascend Hogsback @ all, traversed left-west and went straight up to Old Chute) with gorgeous scenery at sunrise. I give the credit for my success to my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, through whom all things are possible!! My experience could'nt have been better! My next climb is Mt. Baker or Byron peak(Alaska).
amochka - Jun 17, 2008 3:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2008
Epic day!Amazing conditions. I've never seen so many people crawling around the south side before, but the weather and the people I was climbing with made it a perfect day. First time I've been up since the Hogsback shifted. Fun route, especially the descent through a fairly narrow chute.
lalpinist - Jun 16, 2008 1:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2008
Perfect ClimbWinds made it a bit cold initially, but we were shielded higher up. We heard the Pearly Gates were blocked, everyone was taking the Old Chute. 6 hrs up; 3 down.
dannotti - Jun 16, 2008 12:12 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2007
South SideFirst Mountain climb, Great views. Summited via Old Chute.