APE Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 I've read that Hood's north face can be good climbing in late fall. Anyone know current conditions? When it might get good? This is my first PNW fall/winter. Quote
Maine-iac Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 I flew into PDX last weekend (10/11/2013) and took that of Hood. It was taken with my iPhone, but I think you can get a rough idea of what things were like at least last weekend. IMHO the gullies were looking dry. Quote
leora Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 Nope, but I would feel a bit remiss, if I didn't show a shot of this lovely ice pillar in the bergschrund on the south side of Mt. Hood on 10/29/13: [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/500/medium/PA291479.jpg[/img] Which was inside this toothy grin: [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/500/medium/PA291469.jpg[/img] And nearby this point release avalanche: [img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/500/medium/PA291467.JPG[/img] With the snow we've received in the last several days, I'm sure that it's all covered over, but it was a beauty. leora Quote
leora Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 No. I'm a rotten ice climber when it comes to pure vertical and leading, so I didn't go very far at all. I was thinking that if I'd been able to top rope it, I might have had some guts to climb it, but too many BIG rocks were coming down for me to risk putting in a top rope. Quote
luvshaker Posted November 5, 2013 Posted November 5, 2013 Great shot of the Pearly Gates. Tings arr a changin up der. Quote
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