Ice Climbing on Hood? This Mon-Wed?

[KingsMM]

Anyone want to check out some cooper spur/north side of Hood ice? Anyone who has been up there recently have any pictures? I have tools, screws, rope, etc.

[el jefe]

i'm interested, but access to these routes is somewhat more involved owing to the current closure of the cloud cap road and tilly jane trails.

[KingsMM]

is the road gated then or just snow covered?

[el jefe]

i haven't checked the road myself, but the forest service has this posted at their website:

 

Order No. MH-2008-11

 

 

AREA CLOSURE

FIRE

 

 

MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST

HOOD RIVER RANGER DISTRICT

 

 

ORDER

 

 

Effective at 0001 hours on Friday, October 10, 2008 and pursuant to 36 CFR, Sec. 261.50

(A) & (B), the following acts are prohibited on the area shown in “exhibit A” and

including sites as described in “exhibit B”. This is designated as the Gnarl Ridge Fire

Closure Area and remains in effect until rescinded.

 

1. Being in or upon a closed area. [36 CFR 261.52(E)]

2. Use of vehicles off National Forest System Roads [36 CFR 261.56]

 

Pursuant to 36 CFR 261.50 (E) the following persons are exempt from these prohibitions:

 

1. Persons with a permit, waiver or contract specifically authorizing the

prohibited act or omission.

2. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire

fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

 

 

This order rescinds and replaces Order # MH-2008-10 signed on September 29, 2008.

 

 

Done at Sandy, Oregon this 9th day of October, 2008.

 

 

______________________________

GARY L. LARSEN

Forest Supervisor

Mt Hood National Forest

 

 

Violations of these prohibitions are punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual

or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. (16U.S.C.

551, and 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571)

 

[WageSlave]

I'd be game to do some scouting with you one of these weekends. Hopefully we'll be getting some cold weather and precip up there. A week and a half ago it was a shitfest with rocks coming down off of everything and hardly any ice anywhere. It hasn't been that cold since then.