eldiente Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 I went up the North face of Hood yesterday (Sunday) and was surprised to find good ice. On the shoulder of Cooper Spur there are several thick runs of ice 200 feet long in good shape. The parts that I climbed were thick waterfall ice. Climbers left there were a couple of pillars that looked very steep but not all the way down. Looked doable for someone with good mixed skills. The road to to Tilly Jane is clear and open, although that might have changed today with all the rain were having in PDX. Link below for pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/natetack/ClimbMountHoodFall07 -Nate Quote
eldiente Posted November 12, 2007 Author Posted November 12, 2007 Thanks! Bill's tools worked out very nicely. My footwork could use some help, feels like I'm climbing around with roller-skates on my feet. Quote
John Frieh Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Some more time on ice will fix that... unfortunately the closest ice I know of that you can sail to is a ways away A bunch of us are road tripping for ice in the coming weeks... shoot me an email and lets get some trips on the books! Quote
motomagik Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 A bunch of us are road tripping for ice in the coming weeks... shoot me an email and lets get some trips on the books! Hey me too, me too! I have new tools that need to be used! Quote
pink_chalk Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 nice ice pics!! thanks for sharing... Quote
ivan Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 which gully did you climb? the rt one looked right thin from the spur... - ballsy for sure - it was damn windy sunday morning and the forecast for monday left no room for fuckups! Quote
eldiente Posted November 13, 2007 Author Posted November 13, 2007 which gully did you climb? the rt one looked right thin from the spur... - ballsy for sure - it was damn windy sunday morning and the forecast for monday left no room for fuckups! Did I see you going up the Spur on Sunday with another guy? Yes it was very windy Sunday morning on the hike in but it eased by noon. The ice that I went up was very thick and stable in the center of the above photo. I ended up traversing right near the top of the ice and finished via climb the rock on cliff to the right of the main flow. If the road is still open this weekend I bet it would be a lot of fun. Quote
ivan Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 that was probably us you saw - good job! Quote
eldiente Posted November 13, 2007 Author Posted November 13, 2007 that was probably us you saw - good job! That's funny. When I was crossing the Elliot I saw you guys up on the ridge. It looked like the wind was going to blow you guys off! Quote
ivan Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 that was probably us you saw - good job! That's funny. When I was crossing the Elliot I saw you guys up on the ridge. It looked like the wind was going to blow you guys off! yeah, it was an alaskan breeze - made camping up there on saturday night downright amusing, especially for my partner, who'd never done the winter camping thang b4 - the gentle sound of my tent being rent into a million pieces by the wind served as a fine counterpoint to my whiskey-swilling n' hank williams listening evening i was unclear from your tr - did you summit? or were you just playing on the lower icelines? Quote
eldiente Posted November 14, 2007 Author Posted November 14, 2007 No I didn't summit. I turned around after I made it up onto the Spur. I wasn't really planing on making it to the top as I started late. I stopped for break on the Cooper Spur and could see you guys about 1,000 feet above me about to enter the rocky section. Quote
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