Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Hood/Leuthold Couloir
A good entry-level ice climb on the south side of Mt. Hood
- Info
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Contacts
Stephen Bobick
Primary Leader
- Sat, Feb 27, 2016 — Sun, Feb 28, 2016
- Everett Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,200 ft
- $50.00
- 4 (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Newcastle P&R. Time TBD
We will do this as an overnight with a camp at Illumination Saddle. If weather forces us to do it as a one day, we will drive up and rest in the parking lot before heading up C2C instead.
Everett Intermediate students given preference until 2/7/2015.
Route/Place
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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