[TR] Mt Hood - South Side 2/10/2007

[dinomyte]

Trip: Mt Hood - South Side

 

Date: 2/10/2007

 

Trip Report:

Billbob, Kevin_Matlock and I ventured up Hood on Saturday, starting at 2:30 am, aiming for the West Crater Rim.

 

When we got up to Crater Rock and looked up at the Rim, we didn't like what we saw. It looked like a crack had formed, maybe fifty feet across, and just a bit down from the rim. We'd been trudging through a foot and a half of fresh at times, and just didn't wanna chance it. Prolly nothing, but best to be safe.

 

We decided to cruise around the right side of the rock and up to the Hogsback. We thought we'd do the Old Chute instead.

 

We took a rest there and pondered on whether to continue. The trudge had sapped our energy pretty good, and we didn't relish the thought of the "technical" stuff with a foot of snow over a crust.

 

So, we decided to save it for another day, maybe when the snow is a bit more consolidated.

 

Here are a few pics for those planning on heading up.

 

 

Kevin and Bill slapping on the crampons at 9600 feet.

 

Looking up at the Hogsback. It doesn't really lead to the Pearly Gates too well this year.

 

Kevin and Bill on the Hogsback. They're both actually standing up! Hah!

 

Me with the clouds rolling in below.

 

It got pretty white. With no vis, we actually pulled out the GPS. We knew to traverse left - in fact we overshot by a couple hundred yards.

 

My personal thanks to the partiers at Silcox who left the unopened Mirror Pond by the picnic table for me. It went down well when we were done!

 

Feel free to add some details fellas!!

 

Gear Notes:

Hell, we had 3 pickets, a couple of screws, rope and harnesses - none of which got touched!

[billbob]

Mirror Pond ?! Damn, I thought you said it was a Coke!

[Cobra_Commander]

 

!!!! It should be criminal to boot pack this.

[sweatinoutliquor]

Nice pics guys!

[ivan]

is that you queequeg?