Running up Mt. Hood

[kit97210]

What about running too? I did the mtn bike post a sec ago. Does anyone every do other sports up high on Hood besides climb and ski? How about run to the top? and down too.

[kit97210]

Could you bring up a hang glider and set it up on top and sail down?

[chirp]

Dan?

[layton]

i ran to the top once, it was fun. more fun was running down and leaping mega distances while frantically trying not to face plant.

[kit97210]

ha! like 20 foot strides.

[olyclimber]

You should be the first to white water kayak Hood. Be sure to wax the bottom of the kayak thoroughly.

[kioti]

As a climber, why would you want to have the noteriety of the guy that does the ascents/decents on weird stuff. Creativity has it's place in the mountains, but Hood is enough of a circus. I'm not saying running Hood is crazy, but you should do it because you want to, not so you can tell people you did.

[G-spotter]

I kayaked Delicate Arch today. You will notice that the park regulations clearly do not forbid kayaking named arches, only climbing and slacklining.

[olyclimber]

maybe if you wanted to be more noted as a kyaker or skier you might be more interested in the descents. Generally those diciplines aren't known for thier climbings skillz, but they help to get you to places for the bigtime hucks (you know, like City Park).

[Dechristo]

Prove your virility to yourself and others by doing an ascent while maintaining an uninterrupted erection.

 

The post title bears greater pertinence if you're uncircumcised.

[olyclimber]

you've crossed the line. that is obviously and catagorically spray.

[Dechristo]

I am chastised

[olyclimber]

I kayaked Delicate Arch today. You will notice that the park regulations clearly do not forbid kayaking named arches, only climbing and slacklining.

 

DEAN??? HOW ARE YOU BRO??

[Thudman]

How about skiing the bare pavement of Timberline road? I doubt anyone has done that either.

 

My thinking, based on just a little mountain running experience, is that the only reason to do it is to have something to spray about. From a practical standpoint, not many people can really run stuff that steep, at least not above the palmer.

 

I did a run from Govy to a little above the Palmer snowfield last summer in an attempt to get a long stretch of vertical. I found that Timberline has completely destroyed the moraines above Silcox in their snowfarming efforts, making it truly miserable going once the snow melts. You could do it with full snow coverage, but why, oh, why travel down a snow-covered mountain on foot when it's truly blissful skiing down it?

 

Climb/ski the southside, run the Timberline trail.

[cj001f]

It's about ottersliding bitches. Otter sliding.

[billcoe]

cj100, you used the wrong Avatar.

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Why not run Hood. Great idea.

 

I think your knees may be trashed when you get down though.

[mtn_mouse]

moderators, please move this to the 'running up mountains' forum.