Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Hood/Leuthold Couloir
Single day push of Mt Hood via Leuthold Couloir. Drive down Friday, climbing Saturday.
Contacts
Karl Ertler
Primary Leader
- Sun, Apr 13, 2025
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Snow Scramble, Strenuous 3, Technical 2, Intermediate Ice Climb
- Easy
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,235 ft
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (5 capacity)
- FULL (1 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
TBD
Route/Place
Mount Hood: Illumination Saddle Routes
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Green Trails Mount Hood Climbing No. 462S
USGS Mt Hood South, OR - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
- Crampons
- An ice axe (not technical ice tools)
- A sleeping bag rated to +20 degrees or colder
- A sleeping pad
- A back pack (40 to 60 liters)
- Webbing and accessory cords
- 6 straight gate carabiners
- 2 locking carabiners
- Large pear-shaped locking carabiner
- Belay device
- Climbing harness
- Helmet
- Chock pick (nut tool)
- Rescue pulley
- Fleece or puffy jacket
- Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
- Belay gloves
- Warm gloves or mittens
- Cordellete
- Picket or other relevant protection
- Extra webbing or cord
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