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Diamond Peak- Graduation Climb

  • Start date: 05/19/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/19/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Diamond Peak is a sprawling shield volcano south of Willamette Pass in Oregon's Cascades. We will climb Diamond Peak's Pioneer Gulch Trail to the southwest ridge. Initially, the route will be snow-free, then we'll continue on snow to the summit. While not a technical climb, Diamond Peak is still challenging and what feels like straight uphill. On clear days, the views from the summit are magnificent.

  • Event Leader: Polhemus Julie

  • Assistant Leader: Deeter Wayne

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 150

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Ice axe, helmet, waterproof or water-resistant boots (leather okay)(with ability to accept crampons if you're bringing crampons), gaiters, backpack with 10 essentials, insulating and waterproof layers, gloves and hat, sun shirt and hat and sunscreen, lunch and snacks, and at least three liters of water. Snowshoes, crampons, trekking poles, and mosquito repellent are optional.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8

  • Member Fees: 3

  • Elevation Gain: 4100

  • Non-Member Fees: 15

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

On a beautiful May morning, 11 participants started up the snow-free Pioneer Gulch trail at nearly 8 a.m. en route to Diamond Peak for a Climb School graduation climb. Four and a half hours later, all 11 stood atop this magnificent shield volcano, taking in panoramic views of the snowy Cascades to the north and south. Along the way, the group encountered newly-bloomed trillium and calypso orchids; snow at the trail junction at 5600 feet but a nearly snow-free southwest ridge climb; steep but just-soft-enough-to-kick-steps-without-crampons-or-snowshoes slopes just below the false summit; and an easy, snowy ridge walk to the true summit. Most participants used trekking poles for most of the day, with some using ice axes on the high snow slopes and to control their boot skiing or glissading on the descent. By 4 p.m., everyone was smiling at the trailhead, appreciative of the day’s good company and that the predicted thunderstorms never materialized.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Polhemus, Julie 541-912-0639 N 15
2 Signed-Up Deeter, Wayne 541-954-0924 N 15
3 Signed-Up Davis, Theo 541-740-2527 N 15
4 Signed-Up Sandburg, Doug 541-632-0025 N 3
5 Signed-Up Gillman, Janet 541-913-4348 N 15
6 Signed-Up Hoernlein, Lars 541-228-2818 N 15
7 Signed-Up Oliva, Mallori 503-709-8559 N 15
8 Signed-Up Hostick, Hanna 541-654-2479 N 15
9 Signed-Up Hostick, Robin 541-954-2052 N 15
10 Signed-Up Hostick, Ute 541-968-0628 N 15
11 Signed-Up McCulloch, Andrew 971-269-5661 N 15
12 Signed-Up Lund, Mandy 503-409-2707 N 3