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[TR] Hood - West Crater Rim 3/6/2010


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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

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Approaching the mini-coulior we climbed

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Getting after it!

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Near the Rim, Crater Rock in the background

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Nice resting spot on the Rim - good views of the Upper Reid below

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Looking towards the "ledge" and the Hogsback/Old Chute

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Lots of climbers on the Hogsback

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Looking down at our tracks from the Old Chute

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Shameless summit shot

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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?

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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..

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