Trip: mt hood - gates
Date: 6/11/2007
Trip Report:
made a pilgrimage to hood. mon 6/11
she is a cutie! short, sweet, with a mean streak, i'm told.first time i ascended a ski hill. after avoiding the snowboard park i headed straight up the groomed runs.....!wore running shoes to triangle rock-bus-stop campsite.(9500?)pitched tent for 2 nites in high winds for added discomfort.woke tues morning around 6 and getting ready, i foiled ckouba's attempts at pilfering my food supply.semi joined him later to solo the right side of pearly (rocky) gates.sweet 60% ice . perfect summit conditions . views of all surrounding peaks.i go back to my cave-dwelling-thought-management-exercises in a nite of 40 - 60 mph winds.wake up to wind and cloud and decide not to 'conquer'the mountain again.by 8am i start down the ski hill with 50 lbs training pack and discover kneepain. switch to glissading on pebble-like-sandpaper-ice-groomed-hill . annoying, yes, yet better than downslogging.45 min later i enter the lodge to frowning gazes of richy prospective noobs.i feel my pants bottom to assess damage. .mmmmm. holes... in the bathroom i remove and raise my old goretex pants to find i have a g-string left!!! effin cheeks are gone!! . wearing a jacket on my hips i buy a pair o pants at the gift shop.i eat a bit and leave a happy man. my eyes have seen her , she has welcomed me and given me her all.i humbly ascended ..hood is cool.
Gear Notes:
6000m-td route-set up.(not necessary)
Approach Notes:
minivan