[TR] Hood - North Face 11/6/2010

[John Frieh]

Trip: Hood - North Face

 

Date: 11/6/2010

 

Trip Report:

Quick conditions update more than anything.

 

Left Cloud Cap TH @ 4:15; base of the face @ 7ish; summit @ 10:15. Glacier is very straight forward; nearly all holes are filled in though a few are still "soft" to the touch. Schrund is easily passable just left of center. Route was neve and/or ice the entire way (no wallowing).

 

Descent: opted for old chute as visibility was shit and faint boot pack currently exists. Below ~7k lots of dirt showing still.

 

Powderhound's 1st time up Hood

 

Gear Notes:

4 screws

 

Approach Notes:

Road is currently open (11/6). Didnt bring flotation but didnt need it either.

[ivan]

nice - commence mass attack!

 

suprised it was clear at all up there - shitty round here all day.

[John Frieh]

suprised it was clear at all up there - shitty round here all day.

 

It wasn't clear.

 

[ivan]

you loco boy!

[ColinB]

suprised it was clear at all up there - shitty round here all day.

 

It wasn't clear.

 

 

Classic! Must be something about the north face...

[treknclime]

Well done, boys. You got out there despite the weather and knocked it off. Have any other photos to share?

 

Thanks for the TR, JP.

[summitchaserCJB]

Proud summit. It just made my tick list.

[powderhound]

 

stoked to pop my hood cherry via a sweet route, swung into actual water ice through the second step. no photos of the face...

[letsroll]

:rawk: :rocken:

[wayne]

nice - commence mass attack!

 

Ha!! :}

[mzvarner]

Hey John,

 

What was the South side like? Schrund conditions, Old chute is is steep and icy, or is the boot track you mention in referance to the South side route?

[John Frieh]

Boot pack was only on the south side; no tracks on the north side. The boot pack mentioned above was very faint from the summit over to the old chute which we followed down to the hogs back and lost fairly quickly.

 

Schrund is currently filled in enough to avoid.

 

Steep and icy is a matter of perspective.

[summitchaserCJB]

So..this begs the question. Who's going for it?

[max]

So..this begs the question. Who's going for it?

 

http://begthequestion.info/

[John Frieh]

The north face of Hood?

 

I think you guys missed the "wallow free" window based on NOAA's prediction for the next few days. I dont know about you guys but I can think of a lot of other things I rather do on the weekend than post hole.

 

Given Kevin's pics of Dtail and friends I would be looking in that direction for the rest of the week... or drive to CAN.

[cbcbd]

swung into actual water ice through the second step.

Nice! None of that AI stuff?

 

I think the only thing this TR is missing is a reference to the ice rating from a Cody WI perspective

[YocumRidge]

The north face of Hood?

 

I dont know about you guys but I can think of a lot of other things I rather do on the weekend than post hole.

 

I thought you are extending a warm welcome to a posthole whiteout cross-fit for the desperate ones.

[billcoe]

Whhoo haaa bubbas! Woot! Nice to see someone squeeze it in and get down too!

[MJaso]

How much weight would you say the two of you split?