jasonbloker

Hi all I just completed the intro class at portland rock gym and need a climbing partner... I have an year memebership so no I will not be bailing out after just a short time.... I am avalible week days from about 3 till about 8 and any time most weekends it would be great if I could get a partner with similar avalibility.... thanks... Jason

does any one know which side of the mountian they are going to open?

help....I had someone pm me but it got deleted before I read it could you please pm me again....... thank you

not yet but planed on doing that as practice up on Hood before going up ranier or any other routes of hood other than the south side...

I have read freedom of the hills sevral times from cover to cover.... and as for technical gear no I have none I will start with the easiest routes until I get my skills up a bit....

Hi all, I have gone up hood by my self about a dozen times I am planing on taking some newbies up with me this year and I want to do Ranier among others and I want to know what gear i should invest in ...right now all I have is an ice axe, shovel, crampons, gps, compass, radio, 4 season tent, -15 bag, pad, small butane stove and titanium mess kit oh yeah and good climbing boots.... what else would you sugest and with those sugestions what should I keep in mind when shopping.... thanks for any input...

conditions up top were great after you got through the sleet and the fog...it let up at about 10,000' and just before day light made for a geart last part of the climb and summit

how was the climb I am assumming it was a bit windy....how was the snow do you need snow shoes or is it firm enough to do with out them...

there are a couple of use going up south side hood sat night sunday morning we will be off the mountian by about 10-11 sunday morning

I am going up sunday morning if you would like to join me....

yeah and thank you all for your input very helpful

thank you all for your input I will check REI tomorrow

Hi all I am going up hood southside on the 11th into the 12th company always welcome and if alternate route is prefered that works too.... Jason

I am looking for one of the small "swiss bob" sleds if anyone has one they want to sell or knows where I might get one locally that would be great...

this bob sled is a little 12" x 12" sled that is great to pack up the mountian then sled down it only weighs 2 lbs. and handles great i have two but a couple for friends of mine want to find one for them selves after using mine...

does any one on here know where you can find swiss bob sleds for sale around the portland area?

Hi all I was wondering if any of you know of good web site to find out climbing conditions for various areas...I climb oregon and sw washington but I am sure others would like links to other areas as well....thanks for any input..

ok al need some input here I have gone up hood southside sevral times by my self but I want to start doing more technical stuff and some rope team stuff so I would love to get some input on equipment I need for a starting rack and recomended ropes....I have a seat harness do you recomend a chest harness as well? have a mountainerring ice axe what do you sugest in the way of an ice tool? have sabertooth crampons... any slightly more technical routes you can sugest that would be a big step up from the south side of hood?

intrested in climbing on sunday if mountian weather permits?

I am only avalible on the weekends ...but if you are able to on that weekend then I would love to get out of town....if not I hope you find someone to excape with....

the protland area but willing to travel some to climb....

Hi there I am only a second year alpinist and I am always looking for partners to head up the mountian with all of my climbs so far have been solo so i would love to have some company....I am from the portland area as well and am planing a Hood summit very soon...

I would be open to climbing Hood, or Adams when you are up this way both are one day summits

Hi all I am looking for some climbing partners for climbing any and all the major summits in oregon and washington... i have been climbing for going on my second year but have only climbed Hood solo about 6 times now...woulod love to climb with others so that I can attempt other routes and other summits if you are intested reply to this message or e mail me at jasonbloker@yahoo.com ....hope to hear from some of you soon...