ryland_moore Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Anyone done S. Side and Worm flows in a day? Thinking of doing it with skis. WOrth the effort? Seems like if you summitted Hood around sunrise and skied down then hopped in the car and made it to St. Helens say 11am, you could easily skin up and summit and be back before dark, right? Quote
Winter Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Prolly easy to do. Not sure I would bother with skis on Helens with the slop you would be in on the way down. Quote
iain Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 are you kidding? I would die if I had to boot down helens, esp. after doing hood. that long walk out in the trees would be MISERABLE! Â don't fall asleep behind the wheel Quote
iain Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Dear me, it was agonizing to watch those poor souls postholing in the slop, meandering down to treeline to meet their inevitable fate on the trail of misery, the scent of 2-cycle wafting through the pines ever closer and stronger. Oh the horror, oh the humanity. (read to the soundtrack of lawrence of arabia, or similar) Quote
ashw_justin Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Just go for another lap on Hood, you'd save time and the skiing would be better. Or if you're just looking to do something impressive, how about Hood and Adams in a day. Quote
kurthicks Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 i have a few friends who did that plan last year. Hood for sunrise and SH for sunset...sounded like a nice workout. Quote
ashw_justin Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 (edited) Cooper Spur in the morning, short drive up to Southside Adams. Less driving, no? Â Of course, the road to Cold Springs is till when, like May? Edited March 23, 2004 by ashw_justin Quote
MtnHigh Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 A few years back a group climbed Hood, Adams, St. Helen's, Rainier and Baker in two days. They had a driver for the van to catch some between climbs. It was a fund raiser for some notable cause. Quote
catbirdseat Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 What was the name of that guy who skied Hood six times in one day? Quote
JGowans Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 What was the name of that guy who skied Hood six times in one day? Â Did he take the Palmer lift? Quote
ryland_moore Posted March 23, 2004 Author Posted March 23, 2004 I think the difficulty would be that by the time SH melts out, the Road to Adams is just opening... Quote
Figger_Eight Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Hard ice skiing in the morning followed by wet gloppy snow in the afternoon? Sounds like fun Ryland! Quote
sketchfest Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 A guy did an Adams, Helens, Hood climb a few years ago, seems it was for charity. If I remember right he was driven from Adams to Helens then had a chopper ride to T-line where he finished. Quote
iain Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 sounds like a cheap and enjoyable time in the mountains  I wonder what the t-line parking lot attendants think of you showing up with a helicopter. They're so laid back I could see them waving you in to park Quote
rbw1966 Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Yeah, right. When I was putting my stuff away the other day I watched one of the parking guys lambaste some dude for dropping off his crew at the parking lot entrance--a full 20 feet from the 'official' loading zone. Quote
cj001f Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Yeah, right. When I was putting my stuff away the other day I watched one of the parking guys lambaste some dude for dropping off his crew at the parking lot entrance--a full 20 feet from the 'official' loading zone. If only they were there early in the morning. Last January I had to walk around the bright red Audi (w/ Washington Plates & Seattle tags) that was parked IN the entrance to the day lodge. Quote
iain Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I've seen that before. the best is when a SECOND car comes up behind and honks. Quote
Alpine_Tom Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 A few years back a group climbed Hood, Adams, St. Helen's, Rainier and Baker in two days. They had a driver for the van to catch some between climbs. It was a fund raiser for some notable cause. Do you know any more details about that? I used to have a fantasy called "the five peak week" where you'd climb the five volcanoes in seven days. I can't imagine the logistics to be able to do all that in TWO days. Quote
Ducknut Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I've seen that before. the best is when a SECOND car comes up behind and honks. Â I love it when some hard bodied climber parks their F350 monster pickup in the entrance of the daylodge at midnight so they can unload their frigging climbing packs. I mean they are going to drag those things to the top of the mountain and they can't carry them another 100 feet? WTF, you lazy bastards Quote
MtnHigh Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Do you know any more details about that? I used to have a fantasy called "the five peak week" where you'd climb the five volcanoes in seven days. I can't imagine the logistics to be able to do all that in TWO days. Â There was an article in the Bellingham paper about it. It was 7-8 years ago. There were 4 or 5 climbers and a driver. They started on Hood and worked their way north, finishing on Baker, climbing the dog routes. That's all I know about it. Quote
cj001f Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I love it when some hard bodied climber parks their F350 monster pickup in the entrance of the daylodge at midnight so they can unload their frigging climbing packs. I mean they are going to drag those things to the top of the mountain and they can't carry them another 100 feet? The ones I saw seemed to be packing I've never understood why you don't pack at home (or the hotel room, or anyplace warm). Quote
rbw1966 Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 You don't actually climb much do you Carl? I can't think of a single time when I've gotten to the trailhead and haven't had to distribute gear/pro or don my gorts. Hell, I don't wanna be seen wearing that shit outside of the alpine environment. Quote
cj001f Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 You don't actually climb much do you Carl? I can't think of a single time when I've gotten to the trailhead and haven't had to distribute gear/pro or don my gorts. Hell, I don't wanna be seen wearing that shit outside of the alpine environment. Not with other people. I'm not talking about 5 minutes. I'm talking about the hour long - uh, do you want the cliffbar's - yeah, but I only want the chocolate ones, etc... I pack my pack the night before - why change cloths when you get there? Â Everyone looks like a freak at 2am anyways. And I need my beauty rest, and enjoy wearing my Schoeller miracle wear everywhere. Quote
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