[TR] Hoody- Reid HW 3/5/2005

[jlag]

Climb: Hoody-Reid HW

 

Date of Climb: 3/5/2005

 

Trip Report:

Slept in the lot Friday night, arrived at 10:30 pm, woke at up 2:30 and started up the slog. Easy going till the top of the Palmer. Post-holed over to Illumination with only a few people headed up the S. side. Took a break at the saddle to listen for rock/ice fall. My plan was to solo Leuthold's but after dropping down the sadddle the wallowing began. The post-holing was sapping my energy so I cut up early on the Reid HW hoping to cut over to Leuthold's up higher. Crossed the Berg easily and headed up and left. Conditions changed to wind slab so I search out the firm snow/ice. A bit of ice chunder raining down but no rock. Cruised through a really fun ice chute and then realized traversing over to Leuthold's wasn't going to happen. Got a bit off track, had to downclimb some steep neve and then headed up the left-most gully of the HW. Topped out on the rim and rested the aching calves. At this point I was too pooped and it was warming up so I headed down. The whole day I only saw one other party(I think they did the far right side of the HW) on the entire west side of the mountain. A good dozen or so peeps on the S. Side and I passed a couple of parties coming up to the West Crate Rim route. I still got your glove if you read this, couldn't find your car in the lot. Super fun route, lots of variable conditions, didn't expect the post-holing to be so grueling. Bringing the split board up was huge. Rode the groomers down to the car and ran into Letsroll. Big up to Letsroll for hand delivering the PBR to my car. How about a CC.com mud bog in the lower lot?

 

Gear Notes:

Ice axe, extra tool, poons

helmet

for ice bombs

need stronger calves

 

Approach Notes:

Lots of post-holing, great neve and ice up higher.

[letsroll]

stronger calves good one. What are you up to sat?

[jlag]

Surfing in Mexico. I'll be back on the 14th.

[letsroll]

enjoy.....sufing...what is that, sun, warm water, whatever...