AlpineEd Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Is there a higher camp site climbers left of the Hogsback which is sheltered from sulphur gases? Or is Triangle Moraine the highest and safest bet? Any helpful advice is appreciated! Quote
rocky_joe Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 camp at the hogsback? why? but there's not...probably best to camp climber's R. of crater rock...or even better, Illumination Saddle. Quote
prussik1 Posted June 1, 2009 Posted June 1, 2009 Saw tons of people camped on dirt/rocks at about 9200 ft., also saw someone camped on back side of crater rock, just walked up the hogsback to their site... christopher Quote
AlpineEd Posted June 3, 2009 Author Posted June 3, 2009 Thanks to all who answered my question. FYI...I am assisting my best friend who is trying to get his Dad, age 81, to the summit of Hood. He has done all 50 State Highpoints except Hood, Gannett & Granite Peaks. So...we wanted the highest & hopefully, safest high camp possible to shorten summit day. Thanks again to all who contributed!! Quote
mankato Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 If you are going to climb it this year, climb it fairly soon while there is still a fair amount of snow. Hood is a nasty, unpleasant mountain in late summer -- smelly, volcanic dust, and the routes are more limited. I tried climbing it once in August, big mistake. Quote
scm007 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Thanks to all who answered my question. FYI...I am assisting my best friend who is trying to get his Dad, age 81, to the summit of Hood. He has done all 50 State Highpoints except Hood, Gannett & Granite Peaks. So...we wanted the highest & hopefully, safest high camp possible to shorten summit day. Thanks again to all who contributed!! He's done Rainier and Denali but needs help on camping at Hood? Edited June 4, 2009 by scm007 Quote
Water Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 maybe he did denali and rainier years ago, when he wasn't 81. Probably prefers to space things when he can being 81. even if the friend's dad was 45 and blazing fast there is no harm in asking info about a high camp, maybe he is not from around here. Quote
scm007 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Yeah, good on him for finishing is quest. I guess I was trying to ask if the 50 included Denali? Quote
AlpineEd Posted June 4, 2009 Author Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) My friends Dad turned 81 several days ago. He did Denali with his son over 20 years ago. He has been on this quest since his early 50's and obviously did most of the harder ones early on. The reason for the high camp question was to make summit day a little easier for him but even so, at 81 he's in remarkably good condition. Our planned summit day is Sunday, June 14th. with Monday as an alternate second attempt. Wish us luck & good weather!! You can see several photos of our group on Hood several years ago at http://www.shellmontinn.blogspot.com. Scroll down page to 3rd. entry. Edited June 4, 2009 by AlpineEd Quote
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