Mount Hood Climbing Partner March 2005

[DaleD]

Hello Everyone,

 

I am new to the list and very far away from most of you since I live in Florida. I will be traveling to Portland in March of 2005 and I would like to climb Mount Hood via the South Side route. My regular partner will not be making this trip so I am looking for a partner/partners who have climbed this route before. I will have a couple days midweek and if the weather and conditions permit I would like to climb. I would not dismiss the possiblity of a guide for the day either. Please feel free to PM me with any help or questions.

 

Thank you,

 

Dale

[Macson]

Will you be in Portland for the entire month? How flexible is the timing of your trip?

[Chriznitch]

if the weather is decent you can follow the crowds (and cc.com amigos) up the mountain.

However, with this much prep-time you should definitely practice walking in crampons and using an ice axe. I see you're in Florida so maybe plan to spend a day on Hood before the big summit push

[DaleD]

Hello Everyone,

 

I will be in Canada in February doing a week of muti-pitch ice and mixed climbing and I also do sport and trad lead climbing. In colorado I have lead technical rock routes up to 13,864. So I guess I am trying to say that I have some experience climbing Sorry for the brief resume but I travel often across the country and this is where I get my climbing opportunities from. From Florida I have to drive 6 hours to climb in North Carolina or Georgia.

 

Unfortunately,I will only have a two day window of March 9th and 10th, so the weather is the big factor.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Dale

[Chriznitch]

the route you desire on Hood has no water-ice or rock in March, just moderate snow.

it is basically a slog with a final stretch of 35 deg. There is usually one crevasse/bergshrund to avoid (unless you get off route)