ColinB Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 Trip: Mt Hood - Reid Headwall Early Season Date: 11/1/2009 Trip Report: Yesterday a few of us local Portland boys went up to check on the west side of Hood and gang-soloed the Reid Headwall. The rain turned all the recent snow into slush that froze solid overnight into stellar early season ice. Moderate ice for over 2k feet. Fucking stellar. Calves and hands are sore today. The weather should hold and the ice should be in tomorrow if anyone can get their ass up there. You can stay high on the Reid and don't need to rope up to get over the 'shrund cause there's a huge bridge over that. Here's the photo stoke I know you want. The start of the Reid HW Clamboring on up I-Rock in the dawn light Ice looking might fine Neat clouds on the way down High res copies can be found @ Reid HW Photo TR Thanks go out to Michael and Skander for such a fun trip! Michael kept his zombie facepaint on from the Halloween and it survived all the way to the summit. Cheers, Colin Gear Notes: 2 tools for sure. Brought 30 m rope and a bit of pro. Didn't need any of it. Approach Notes: Ski lifts... Quote
dorianlee Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 Sweet! I assume you came down the old chute? how was that? Quote
cycling_mike Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 Reid was in the best condition I've ever seen. Skander and Colin were as usual fun to climb with. I was fuckin tired because I partied 'till 1:30 (left p-town at 2:30) Here's a pic of Skander descending the hogsback; I'll post more soon-ish Quote
ColinB Posted November 2, 2009 Author Posted November 2, 2009 @dorianlee: The Old Chute is super icy and steeper than usual. There was a team of four from out of town downclimbing it when we got there and one of them fell about 400 ft to the snow bowl right next to the western fumerole. Somehow he managed to not snag a crampon and go ass-over-teakettle. Only a few scrapped knuckles, but he bent his aluminum ice axe trying to stop himself. Lucky day for him. Quote
Maine-iac Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 God Damn what a bad time to be having mid terms!!!! I have no classes tomorrow, but have to prepare for them. Damn!!!! Good work guys, great pics! Quote
pdk Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 was the whole upper mountain covered in a sheet of ice? Looks like it from the pics. If so, that's going to make for some interesting avi conditions at some point. nice work - you boys hit the good weather window. Quote
Maine-iac Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Possibly, the freezing level is supposed to be around 12k tomorrow and wednesday, and it was 40 degrees at T-line this morning. It looks like some more flakes are in the forecast for the end of the week. It is too bad that it rained after we got that 20 inches of snow the other week, that would have been a nice base. It is still early.... Quote
ColinB Posted November 3, 2009 Author Posted November 3, 2009 @pdk: Yup, pretty much just a big sheet of it. I think its all gonna turn to slush before more snow comes, so hopefully we won't get shafted by it. Quote
LostCamKenny Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 @pdk: Yup, pretty much just a big sheet of it. I think its all gonna turn to slush before more snow comes, so hopefully we won't get shafted by it. Su-weet, guys! What time did you guys summit? Quote
cycling_mike Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 A few more pics Traversing from Illumination Saddle Colin getting amped Skander on the summit ridge Quote
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