skibum1087 Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) Climb: Mt Hood-South Side Date of Climb: 2/9/2006 Trip Report: Started off gearing up at the registry at about 1 am, on the snow by 2. Hit sunrise up across from illumination rock At the same time the moon was setting, one of the coolest things i've ever seen. Clear day, endless visibility Getting closer Summit at about 8:45 A well deserved lunch below crater rock All in all it was an awesome day, about 10 hours on the mountain. First Summit of Hood for all of us, stoked to go back. Gear Notes: Crampons Ice Axe, Icy and exposed feeling on the wierd traverse between hogsback and pearly gates.Also the chute was icy, and while the crevasse was closed on the hogsback it was open below the steep climbing. Running Belay would have been nice, but not at all needed. Helmet was key even early in the day, some rolling ice balls were to be found. Approach Notes: 5 and a half hours, bellingham-timberline Edited February 22, 2006 by skibum1087 Quote
JoshK Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 A moderator might want to move this into the oregon folder rather than the N cascades Quote
skibum1087 Posted February 22, 2006 Author Posted February 22, 2006 My mistake on the folder, its a little late. Heres a few more shots. In need of a quick break Almost there Finally looking over the summit ridge Coming down hogsback Quote
sweatinoutliquor Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Great Photos guys! Looks like a great trip! Thanks for posting! ~Nate Quote
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