[TR] Mt Hood- Leuthold Col 2/25/2005 + photo-log

[markseker]

Climb: Mt Hood-Leuthold Col

 

Date of Climb: 2/25/2005

 

Trip Report:

Jay and I did our first climb of this route, one week after climbing neighboring Reid Headwall. Route conditions like other posted TRs of this route. Only change would have been to start at 4am vs 6am to reduce the rock/ice pummelling we endured in the hourglass. Reached summit at 4:15pm, approx 10 hours after stepping on snow. Glissaded most of descent from crater rock for 12.5 hour round trip.

 

Weather was ideal, cold ,CAVU, little wind anywhere. FL=6500; Here are 27 photos:

 

http://members3.clubphoto.com/mark258190/3067985/

 

-anticlover

 

Gear Notes:

Used all of -

5 pickets

3 screws

ice ax + "3rd tool" each

30M 8mm dry rope

Powergel

Edited March 7, 2005 by markseker

[sweatinoutliquor]

I think I chatted with you guys on the summit, I was the dude wearing the red jacket. Good TR and photos. I have similar shots of St. Helens with the smoke... Pretty awesome!

[markseker]

sweatingboozer - i don't think it was us. when we arrived at summit @4:15p, nobody was to be found anywhere near the top.

 

-anticlover

[sweatinoutliquor]

My mistake... I though I reconized you in some of the photos, but we we definetly not up there then.

[JonMain]

Nice pics, what camera?

[Rime_Ice]

thanks for the report and great pictures Mark.

but I'm wondering why you're now eating powergel.

whatever happened to your slim jim's (dangerous food)....

from mt shasta last summer?

[markseker]

minolta 7hi digital with polarizing filter

[markseker]

rime ice man,

 

sorry, it was actually hammergel, very nice and tasty and energizing - kept warm in bib pocket.

 

like slimjims too - - so much that i had to give 'em up for lent. they will return to regular diet in the mountains after easter !!

 

-anticlover