[TR] Mt. Hood - Illumination Rock - E. Ridge of S. Chamber 8/30/2009

[The Cascade Kid]

Trip: Mt. Hood - Illumination Rock - E. Ridge of S. Chamber

 

Date: 8/30/2009

 

Trip Report:

I wrote a little post about a trip up the East Ridge of the South Chamber on I. Rock, which may be found here:

 

http://sittingstone.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/pancake-breakfast/

 

To this I will just add for your edjumakashun some gear and approach notes.

 

 

Gear Notes:

Cams: BD .5, .75, 2, 4, medium metolius supercam

Nuts: 6-7 various sizes, favoring large

Runners: 2 alpine draws, 4 single length, 2 double length, 1 cordelette, 2 ~8ft bunny slings (serves also as spare tat)

 

Replaced the tat on the first true rap station with some royal blue tape. Enjoy.

 

Approach Notes:

It's just a nice long 3 3/4 hour walk up. Cross the glacier high and the crevasses are obvious, crampons are optional but nice, and an axe is very nice in the deep scree. A trail runs beneath the lifts on the miracle mile, and then route-find up and left from the top of the lifts.

[DonnieK]

Where was the rap station? I know of only one (i'm sure there are several) that desperately needs new bolts (On the to-do list this winter)

 

 

[Ishmael]

You took someone's dead guy?

[The Cascade Kid]

The rap station I'm talking about is on what I think is called the west gable. There are two large rocks slung there, and we reslung the one that gives the best line for the rap. Where are the bolts?

 

As to the dead guy, it and the water had the look of having spent a season in the snowpack, and I'm pretty sure we were the only ones up there that day. I'd never take a beer with an owner, but a homeless beer deserves a rescue.

[Alewarrior]

Amen to that. Respect beer.