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Mt Hood

  • Start date: 05/05/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/06/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Leave for Hood Friday evening, meet and prep gear in the Timberline parking lot and start climbing in the very early AM. Return to town late afternoon /early evening on Saturday. Also, I like to have folks plan to leave Sunday open in case we need to push the climb back a day due to weather. Be prepared to carry some group gear.

  • Event Leader: Harris Danneille

  • Assistant Leader: Huseman Marge

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 320

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Scroll down to see entire list. Ice axe, crampons, helmet, harness, 3 locking carabiners, rappel device, 2 prusik cords, sun protection (hat, sunscreen, sunglasses), minimum 2.5 liters of water, emergency shelter (small tarp or bivy bag, etc.), mountaineering boots, boot gaiters, warm gloves +extra pair, rain jacket, pants you are comfortable glissading in (old rain pants work great), extra emergency clothing (dry socks, insulating layers, warm hat, neck gaiter etc.), food for 24 hours, trekking poles recommended.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.2

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 5200

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The start from the Timberline parking lot was brutally cold and windy as the team headed up around 1 am. A break at the top of Palmer had us all donning the big puffy jackets and we continued to wear them the rest of the way up until we popped out in the sunshine at the top of the Pearly Gates.
At the summit we took some time to enjoy snacks, pictures, and hugs. This was the first summit of Hood for 5 of the 7 climbers. As the narrow chute of Pearly was dangerously crowded we opted to descend the unused East chute. This route gave us some steep and spicy down climbing but protected well. Below Crater Rock the warming temps softened the snow just enough for great glissading far down the mountain.
The mountain gave the team a full value climb and we returned tired but satisfied. Thanks everyone for the good time and special thanks to Marge for the strong assist.
Danni Harris -Leader

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 7
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Harris, Danneille 541-521-5807 N 3
2 Signed-Up Huseman, Marge 541-743-3658 N 15
3 Signed-Up Van Winkle, Kimberly 615-686-4402 N 15
4 Signed-Up Littin, Shelley 319-541-1482 N 15
5 Signed-Up Bowman, Jason 520-429-4486 N 15
6 Signed-Up Melton, Chris 541-335-9733 N 15
7 Signed-Up Osinga, Laura 541-337-9160 N 3
8 Signed-Up Thornton, Eric 541-206-8571 N 3
9 Signed-Up Lowder, Bill 541-517-0214 N 3
10 Signed-Up Warren, Charles 716-560-7758 N 15
11 Signed-Up Gran, Eric 541-338-9328 N 3