skyclimb Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Climb: Mt. Hood-Wy-East Date of Climb: 2/20/2004 Trip Report: Started climbing at 4:00 a.m.. SKinned to 8500 feet and made the traverse. Downclimbed a large cornice, climbed 1000 ft. of alpine ice, 1000 of unconsoldated powder, and 1000 of rime. Cruxes were the cornice, reading wind loading, and the exit gullies on the east face. Great route, snow conditions were optimal for keeping things spice. Clear all day. Decended the south side. Gear Notes: two tools, crampons, skis Approach Notes: traverse at 8500, watch south-west aspects for wind loading. Quote
MtnHigh Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 1000' of alpine ice.... used two tools.... Wy'East is a moderate climb on 45 degree neve' with some steeper gulleys. Are you confusing it with something you read in Alpinist? Quote
Dulton Posted February 21, 2004 Posted February 21, 2004 Don't you have school or somethin' like that .... Nice work dood wish I were there Quote
skyclimb Posted February 21, 2004 Author Posted February 21, 2004 1000' of alpine ice.... used two tools.... Wy'East is a moderate climb on 45 degree neve' with some steeper gulleys. Are you confusing it with something you read in Alpinist? I prefer to have two tools on 50 degree rime with big exposure. Thats just me though. As for the alpine ice, as I said, conditions were spicy. Unfortunatly not every climb in the mountains is on neve, especially in the middle of winter. Quote
skyclimb Posted February 25, 2004 Author Posted February 25, 2004 Yeah, that ski looked freaking cruiser for sure. And all the way to meadows, that must have been like 5000 vertical , nice Quote
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