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Mt. Hood

  • Start date: 05/02/2013

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/03/2013

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Carpool from Eugene on Thursday, May 2. The climb will follow the standard South Side/Hogsback route, beginning early in the wee hours of the morning of May 3.

  • Event Leader: Hamilton Brian

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating:

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 320

  • Season: 2013

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Crampons & compatible boots, helmet, ice ax, harness, (2) locking ‘biners, (2) prusiks, belay device, food & at least 2 liters of water for 12 hours, plus extra emergency food, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 sets of socks, warm & waterproof clothes for all weather conditions, emergency shelter (small tarp should be okay), headlamp & extra batteries, compass, sunblock, lip balm, & sunglasses. Optional but recommended equipment: Ear plugs to block out parking lot noise, gaiters, shovel, avalanche probe, avalanche transceiver (can be borrowed at UO Outdoor Program), snowshoes, trekking poles.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.3

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 5360

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We started climbing from Timberline parking lot at midnight under clear skies and with the temperature at 40 degrees. We leap-frogged with a dozen Mazamas for the first few hours. The temperature dropped rapidly as we ascended. By the time we reached the top of the Palmer ski lift, the snow surface was icy enough to require crampons. By 6:00 AM, we reached the hogsback at around 10,500 feet, where we planned to rope up before traversing west to the Old Chute. A strong, cold wind had picked up, sucking the warmth from any of us who were not adequately bundled up. The wind came in from every direction and there was no protection gained by dropping down on either side of the steep hogsback ridge, so we descended to warm up next to a crevasse with sulfur fumes spewing out at the base of Crater Rock. With the bitterly cold wind and hard, icy surface to face if we continued, we decided to call it a day and descend back to the trailhead. We kept our crampons on until we reached the groomed ski runs. We returned to the parking lot by 9:30 AM with the hope of a summit attempt on another day soon.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 9
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hamilton, Brian 541-343-6550 N —
2 Signed-Up Harris, Danneille 541-521-5807 N —
3 Signed-Up Orwick, Doug 541-731-1830 N —
4 Signed-Up Beardsley, Dave 541-357-0630 N —
5 Signed-Up Polhemus, Julie 541-912-0639 N —
6 Signed-Up Zeni, Sue 541-729-0532 N —
7 Signed-Up Kieras, Jessica 541-543-6312 N —
8 Signed-Up Willhite, Dalen 406-570-4514 N —
9 Signed-Up Tilt, Charles 541-687-6405 N —
10 Signed-Up Boese, Rob 541-913-8857 N —
11 Signed-Up McCormick, Roy 541-543-1249 N —