JM_Gilbert Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Climb: Mt Hood-South Side Date of Climb: 4/20/2005 Trip Report: DJ Strive and I decided to start the season on Hood. What we found was very clear weather and favorable snow conditions but also high winds. These winds were exhausting and we turned around no further than the Palmer lift. Later, sitting in the Timberline bar we decided to call it a trip and head back to Portland. Strive wanted to check out some vinyl and I wanted simply to drink beer and wander around downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweatinoutliquor Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) Trip Report: Okay, you guys are starting to freak me out! What is going on up there! Is this another mysteriously unfinished trip report from the south side... "Okay son, if the snaffles are moving in on your position and you can't talk, just click your mic twice to indicate that you are still okay." Oops, there it is. Glad to hear you made it out of there. Edited April 21, 2005 by sweatinoutliquor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Anything to say about the trip? How was the snow, weather, is the 'shrund open, that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Trip Report: Okay, you guys are starting to freak me out! What is going on up there! Is this another mysteriously unfinished trip report from the south side... "Okay son, if the snaffles are moving in on your position and you can't talk, just click your mic twice to indicate that you are still okay." Oops, there it is. Glad to hear you made it out of there. What is up this morning? When I checked this post the first time is was just the trip and the date. I come back and there is a report. It sounds like you had a similar experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryland_moore Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Just for the future, 9 times out of 10, when there are high winds down low, AND you have clear weather above, the winds stop at around 10k or so. If you can just push through the lower elevation winds on the S. SIde it can be really calm up high. Just a comment. At least you were outside with beautfilu views!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutster Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I was up there yesterday as well. The wind started getting bad at about seven thousand so I opted to stay near the lift in case it totally whited out. I got to about nine thousand feet and the high winds were not showing any sign of letting up so I bagged it. Snow conditions weren’t too bad; I was postholing to about 10 inches about thirty percent of the time. After I got down it still looked like it the N. wind was hammering the upper mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 ...is the 'shrund open... "...we turned around at the Palmer Lift." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Just for the future, 9 times out of 10, when there are high winds down low, AND you have clear weather above, the winds stop at around 10k or so. If you can just push through the lower elevation winds on the S. SIde it can be really calm up high. I couldn't agree more. I've climbed THAT side more than 50 times. Unless you literally cannot walk, or the weather itself is really bad, pull the tampon out and keep going. It will invariably let up just above the Palmer. Usually around Triangle Moraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_Gilbert Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 No shit, as I write this GI Jane is showing on AMC. Thanks for the hygiene tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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