Dennis H

looking for rock climbing partners for Beacon or the Bluff this week. Trad climber have rope and all gear!!

Looking for anyone too join in at the bluff this week.5.7 - 5.8 trad or top rope. Have all the gear!!

The 19th and 20th of last week I went in too the south spur for the first time. Theres lots of snow still blocking the road too the trail head, I 4x4 breaking trail about 1 mile past the gate, still leaveing about 2 extra miles too hike in too the trail head. Keep a very sharp lookout for trail markers and tracks. On 19th it was almost white out with 2-3 inches of new snow and it would have been very easy too get off trail luckly for me the sun came out later on up the route.I started in at about 11am and the snow was very soft , got too elv 7500 and set up bevy. Clear skys that nite, woke up at 4am and was out bye 5 made it too 1100ft and had to give up was spent and very dehydrated. Theses still lots of snow on the spur and other climbers were going up the on the left side too the summit. Hiked back too my bevy site and melted snow and sloged out take extra h2o

Tonite_ weather looking cold and clear.Well be at T,line around 12:30!!Have summited before.Pm me

I just watched on tv a old climbing friend died on Hood this morning . I rember meeting Mark c at the Bluff , my friend Joe Parsley and I were standing on the column looking at 2ND pitch for Loose Block Over Hang thinking whos takeing the crux pitch. Then dam we hear a voice then Mark pops up and ask us , ha guys mind me passing bye. No rope soleing he makes one sweet move and hes gone, finishing the route. Later he dropes bye and ask us did you like it. We both smile and tell yap!!Many times I watched Mark climb and only wished Dam how easy it looked. Later on in my days I was competeing in the Bud lite tri series in the nw , and theres Mark always a smile as he passed me bye. He never stoped smileing and always shook my hand at the finish line. God bless Mark and his family, its a VERY SAD dAY

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Takeing a ride up the SS HOOD is ok , if our not in shape. But puting other climbers at risk, because your legs are spend on the way down from the summit. Thats not cool. Climb safe and enjoy it how ever you want.

Greff_ thanks for the spell check!!!

Lazy ass climb the mountain the right way!! If you have to take a snow cat , your out of share .

Sweet film Bob!!! Awesome rembering back too the old days a smith.

Never climbed jeff. Have Top roped w-3 never lead , knocking off the rust on Hood.

Pdx Old school Trad Rock / alpine climber, looking too hook up with other climbers.Safe in shape, and have all my own alpine rock gear, lead 5-9 trad.

Very sorry too read about your friends death. Hang glider pilots call it Intermediate syndrome, Hang pilot for over 15yrs, it sucks watching a friend pass before your eyes!!!!!

Not much of a organizer , but the weather,and wind looks best for saturday nite , sunday morning summit. Mid age Trad rock, alpine climber, also 15yrs of Hang glideing experience.

Looking for partner too climb south side hood Satursay nite. Have all my own gear, can share ride or meet at Timbber line parking lot.

o be a real local you had too start climbing there in the early 80s .

Jim O WHO!!!!