Mt. Hood via Sandy Headwall

[lepiolet]

I'm planning to climb Mt. Hood for the first time this weekend, via Timberline / Yokum Ridge / Sandy Headwall. I'm not a 'fast and light' climber, more of a 'slogging steadliy' climber so I'm planning for two days. Once up and over the Yokum Ridge onto the Sandy Glacier, are there safe zones in which to set up a bivy? If so, help me locate them. If all goes well, I plan to post a TR and pics when we are done, as I don't see much on this route. . Many thanks.

[DPS]

There should be some relatively safe spots on the Sandy.

[Karl_S]

I have two pics showing closed crevasses and slightly open ones where you can kinda see where the more 'active' crevasse zones are. Problem is I can't figure how to post them from my hard drive. Do I select the icon "Enter an Image" or "PhotoPost"? And when I do it doesn't let me browse to my hard drive???

 

[justinp]

Karl

 

Select PhotoPost then upload pictures. Click browse and find the given picture you want on your hard drive and upload it (you can upload more than one pic at a time). Once uploaded click on the picture to select it and it will be inserted in the post. Hope that helps...

 

[Karl_S]

Two pics below show closed crevasses and slightly open ones where you can kinda see where the more 'active' crevasse zones are.

[Karl_S]

Thanks. That worked!

[billbob]

Sandy glacier & HW June 27

 

Terminus of Sandy gl, notice waterfalls on right

[sweatinoutliquor]

I hope you guys are alright?

On Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 6:44 a.m. the Clackamas County Emergency Communications Center (CCOM) received an emergency call from a person on Mount Hood reporting a 27-year-old male climber had fallen in the area of the Sandy Glacier, situated on the southwest side of Mount Hood.

 

It was later determined by dispatchers that this injured male climber had fallen a significant distance at approximately 5:00 a.m.; however, the patient was conscious, breathing, yet was reported to have suffered a broken leg.

 

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, activated a Search and Rescue mission (SAR) and summoned the assistance of American Medical Response and their Reach & Treat specialists; Mountain Wave Communications and Portland Mountain Rescue mountaineers.

 

This southwest face of Mount Hood activity is centralized with a SAR Command Post established on Lolo Pass Road, at the 1828 road junction. This is a very rugged location to access and not suitable for large trucks.

 

The Oregon National Guard has been summoned to assist by airlifting this patient from the area. The Sheriff's Office reports this helicopter request has been accepted and this National Guard helicopter was reported to have lifted-off at approximately 11:00 a.m. with a destination to the SAR Command Post location to assist with the airlifting of this patient. This helicopter is scheduled to arrive at the Command Post location at 11:30 a.m.

 

Addition information will be provided as soon as it is received from this command post. Please recognize this is a location that has very limited communications outside of the search and rescue activity area considerable delay exists in providing immediate information from the scene. [END]

[billbob]

It was so warm and calm at our camp below the glacier (early Sat morning) that even clothing was not deemed completely necessary. Up on the Sandy we could see plenty of rockfall had been coming down. Was prolly even warmer Sunday am.

 

[Sanchez]

Is it me or is going for the Sandy HW this time of year unadvisable? I pretty much just write this whole mountain off once June 1st hits, maybe I'm too conservative, but climbing on crumbling brownies and brown snow just aren't that fun for me.

Beautiful pics though, I'll be sure to take the dogs up there for a hike soon.

[TMO]

I would agree about your June 1st write-off... rockfall problems for sure!

[billcoe]

Whoa, I didn't see this back in May. I think if you wanted to do it in 2 days from Timberline - carrying all your stuff up Sandy Glacier Headwall and over would not be as good as just sleeping at Illumination saddle, get up early and leave you crap at the Saddle and going light. Then simply picking it all up on the way down the S. Side to Timberline and Bobs your uncle. If you bivied further along, like on the Reid or the Sandy Glacier, you'd have to double trip it on the descent when you are tired. Anyone else have an opinion on this?

 

In either case, this sounds like a different fella.

News link

 

"A 27-year-old Seattle man was airlifted off Mount Hood Sunday afternoon after falling and breaking his leg near the Sandy Glacier area.

 

Clackamas County sheriff’s search and rescue members said Kristopher R. Haskins was taken off the mountain before 2 p.m. by an Oregon National Guard helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Haskins is an employee of the University of Washington in Seattle.

 

The sheriff’s office was called at about 6:44 a.m. with a report that a man had fallen near the glacier and was injured. Sheriff’s deputies learned that the climber had fallen at about 5 a.m.

 

There was no information about how far the climber fell or how the accident happened.

 

The sheriff’s office activated a search and rescue operation with help from American Medical Response’s Reach and Treat specialists, Mountain Wave Communications and Portland Mountain Rescue mountaineers.

 

At about 12:45 p.m. a National Guard helicopter airlifted several rescue crew to the glacier on the southwest face of Mount Hood. The climber was airlifted from the mountain a short time later. "

 

The UPI reports:

 

"MOUNT HOOD, Ore., June 28 (UPI) -- A 27-year-old hiker survived a fall Sunday from the slope of Oregon's Mount Hood, authorities said.

 

Clackamas County officials said Kristopher Haskins of the Seattle area suffered a broken leg when he fell a "significant distance" while climbing near Sandy Glacier on the mountain's western slope, KGW-TV, Portland, reported.

 

County spokesman Jim Strovinck said Haskins, a University of Washington-Seattle employee, was able to get a call through to 9-1-1 emergency dispatchers about two hours after he fell.

 

Several more hours passed before rescuers were able to get him off the mountain with a helicopter, the TV station said.

 

More than 130 people have died in climbing-related accidents on Mount Hood since records have been kept, dating back to 1896."

 

Bet folks on this board know him.

[cluck]

Reports from the field on Sunday indicated he suffered an open femur fracture after being stuck in the leg by a rock. Ouchy! Glad he made it off OK!