dirtysouth Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Trip: Hood - West Crater Rim Date: 3/6/2010 Trip Report: Got to avoid some of the crowds by kicking up the West Crater Rim on Saturday. A nice variation to the SS slog, with a fun 45 degree slope to get up on the rim (maybe a 50 or so degree bulge at the end). Perhaps took us an extra hour over the normal Hogsback-Old Chute route. Our route in red, climbers left of Crater Rock Approaching the mini-coulior we climbed Getting after it! Near the Rim, Crater Rock in the background Nice resting spot on the Rim - good views of the Upper Reid below Looking towards the "ledge" and the Hogsback/Old Chute Lots of climbers on the Hogsback Looking down at our tracks from the Old Chute Shameless summit shot Gear Notes: We brought a 30m rope and a couple pickets for the initial slope - not necessary for the more experienced Approach Notes: Any ideas on how to fall asleep while skinning up the Palmer? Quote
Joe_Poulton Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 Lay on a sled and have your buddy pull you. Quote
dirtysouth Posted March 8, 2010 Author Posted March 8, 2010 Hmmmm, for those 2 extra hours of sleep.....yeah, I'd offer a case of Black Butte for that. Anyone interested in a little extra "training" this week, between the hours of 2-4am? Quote
prussik1 Posted March 8, 2010 Posted March 8, 2010 I think I passed you guys on my way down from the summit as you were the only other party I saw using a rope that high. Great pics! Quote
Sanchez Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 What were the temps like in the 10k-summit area? Looked pretty warm in your pics and I'm wondering what kind of melt/freeze we have up there right now... Quote
Water Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 summit and hogsback were basically windless from 10:30am-1:30-2 while we were up there. I was in my tshirt at the hogsback so i dont think it was any lower than 32 to be honest... i didn't see one iota of rime detaching--though there was a pretty decent wet slide that came out of a gulley a little to the right of pearly gates, other than that, no action. It was very mushy up there as the afternoon progressed. right now i think new snow is getting deposited over that stuff.. Quote
prussik1 Posted March 9, 2010 Posted March 9, 2010 We did some test profiles on the east aspect of hogsback, CT 22s/23s Q2/3 at about 60cm. christopher Quote
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