billcoe Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I think we will do the standard route via the pearly gates Anything worth saying once is certainly worth saying twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) I think the thing is, Minnesota guy, (or anyone) that you need to not be GOAL oriented, but process oriented. Especially in the winter where the weather can just suck donkey balls. If you come out here from Minn with a goal of summiting, you may be tempted to squeeze in the summit and elevate your risk by ignoring things you need to be paying attention too, like the fellas last year. If you come out to hang with your bros and to enjoy some climbing, and are thinking "process" and not "Goal", then you (in my mind) increase the odds that you'll have a balls deep time of it and beautiful memories for years to come. It's like the guy Anderl says to Jonathon in the Eiger Sanction, "Jonathan, you're very good. I have enjoyed climbing with you." Dude is all about enjoying the climbing, the process. I don't know if that made sense. Maybe I should say it again? How about just hooking up with an existing CC.comer some of these dudes seem to get up there all the time and survive some heinous shit (search for recent Hood trip reports from which will shrink your testicals). Edited December 3, 2007 by billcoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbob Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 To wit: last December, weekend before the "Lost Climbers on Hood" storm-of-the-year began, conditions couldn't have been better than the styrofoam snow and clear blue skies at the SS ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 no summit pic? come on I need to visiualize the goal...and think about the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Chute Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Drive out in the afternoon, post up in tilly jane, rage a fire and stay for free and leave really early in the morning up coopers spur or the sunshine and ski snow board down the south side through the old chute. DUuuhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbob Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 dude, don't go telling everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 yeah, really! christ, between this weekend and today i know somebody got some n-face-hood-nookie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthirloway Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Can someone recommend a good source for Hood weather and avalanche conditions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Just follow the frozen stiffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Can someone recommend a good source for Hood weather and avalanche conditions? Thanks the "articles and resources" button at the page-top *might* be a good place to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Chute Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Avalanche.org Its the best rescource Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus40andwarm Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Climb whatever you want, even with last season's media blitz. Just make sure you make conservative decisions and plan for the worst. Winter season up there is killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godskid5 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 dont stub your toe, or you'll be all over the news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WageSlave Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 dont stub your toe, or you'll be all over the news Especially if you call in a chopper to carry you out afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterfromLFP Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 (edited) Does anybody know if there is much avalanche danger on that south route? Obviously not much next to the lifts, but what about above? In the hogsback/pearly gates area? i.e.: Is it a good/safe way to get a climb in when avy danger forecasts are high? Edited December 28, 2007 by PeterfromLFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_p Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 That would be a solid "No". The avi conditions on the SS are a little more mellow, but that don't make it a good idea when there are poor conditions. Hood's fun, but not worth dying for. Let shit settle up a bit then giv'er. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaee Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The east face of Crater Rock is the hairiest part of the climb. That's just as you enter the Devils Kitchen area. I believe the elevation is around 10200. The route runs right up against Crater Rock on the left and the snow is frequently deposited deeply on a 35° slope just above the route. The crazy thing about the Crater Rock/Chute area is the loading can vary drastically during the course of the day, since the wind shifts around in there depending on the prevailing winds on the mountain. So the east facing slopes and SW facing chute can be totally loaded or bomber depending on the recent precip and wind patterns. There are really no safe routes right after a decent storm. You can probably sneak over the south shoulder of Crater rock if you have to, but it's best to let it settle after a big dump. Now, if it's a small dump on a solid base then take your skis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsroll Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 That is waiting to slide. Taken the friday prior to xmas. Would think it is the same still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frikadeller Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 In that pic, it looks like it already did. Then a small sump of new snow do cover up the slide tracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Wow! Its amazing how fast the Hogsback is reforming and things are filling back in. It was pretty decimated this past summer and I thought the "old chute" would be the new route for years to come. Thanks for the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Good info on ava for the NW @ this site http://www.nwac.us/products/SABNW Gotta have your shit together to do a winter ascent of mt hood and survive it. Especially this year... "Currently living in Minnesota has limited my resources. Also, what are some possible ski/snowboard decent routes? Past trip reports, etc? " Some good climbers met their end up there just last year. They were from out of town too. Here we go again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Chute Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 the old chute used to be the pearly gates in the fourties. the hogs back has moved from the old chute to the pearlygates over the years. There not goin anywhere fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeam Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Okay, pager just went off....which one of you guys is up there? Sounds like Leuthold Couloir -2 climbers overdue. Hope all come off alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDEL Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 They're off. I hope we don't have to hear about this one after today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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