when are north face routes climbable?

[tworedshoes]

Does anyone know when you can climb the north face routes on hood? Are they in year around or only in the spring?

 

Thanks,

 

tworedshoes

[marc_leclerc]

When they are in good condition.... you can't set a date ona route... like this route is gonnabe good on the 14th of December next year for goodness sake. You have to wait and pay attention to many factors and then decide when you feel that the route is in good enough conditions for you to climb it.

[DPS]

They are usually climbed late fall and early winter. I would expect them to come into shape after a couple of storms and some melt-freeze cycles.