Climb: Hood-South
Date of Climb: 2/8/2004
Trip Report:
Awoke in the t-line parking lot at 3:00 to a beautiful full moon, and howling winds. Began climbing, no headlamp needed. Put in the boot path up to the summit. Instead of skirting Crater Rock, climbed a 500 ft. couloir, and then a mixed step up the west face. Made it to within 50 feet of the top before hollow ice started collapsing. Decided to forgo that, and continue up the hogsback. By now I was in the lenticular, and snow was flying. Summitted, returned.
Gear Notes:
shoulda had rope, hexes, and partner for crater rock
Approach Notes:
good boot path, variation to the normal way