sdizzle25 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Trip: Mount Hood - Reid Headwall-The Punniest route ever Date: 2/10/2011 Trip Report: Went for a thursday morning Reid with buddy Tom, know hes on this bad boy, not sure what his cute name is. 'schrund was closed in reasonably well, with a thin layer of snow you could see. starting the route in early morning fog, trudged through about 50 feet of 40 degree powder to nonstop beautiful blue ice, mostly ~45-50. short section of ~65 degree ice. super beautiful. calfs where a burning. bluebird day up top, one of the clearest ive seen. probably wont find these conditions again after the mountain gets buried by snow all week, so just letting you know what you missed! Gear Notes: simul soloed with tools, would not take an axe. would have taken screws beautifully. Approach Notes: Full Moon Bar and Grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Excellent choice of approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdizzle25 Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 yeah buddy.....100% success ratio when taking that approach for me and Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotly Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Nice. Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaclimber Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Any chance you have any new info Hood conditions? Headed out from MI on Saturday, looking for a good solo route Mon/Tues. If not, skiing will have to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetimetravlr Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 A couple feet of new snow up there, light and powdery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaclimber Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanks Steve... Hopefully will consolidate a bit before I'm out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdizzle25 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 im sure you know weather might be an issue tuesday, you might be able to sneak a go in monday morning if you are already there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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