Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Hood/Pearly Gates
Early season exploratory trip to scout the conditions of DKH and nearby routes and go after the ice pitch that has formed in Pearly Gates.
Contacts
Krzysztof Ostrowski
Primary Leader
- Fri, Nov 22, 2019
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Intermediate Ice Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 7.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,300 ft
- High Point Elevation: 11,235 ft
- Pace: Moderate
- FULL (3 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Drive in on Thursday evening, meet 1am at the Timberline lodge parking lot.
We'll pick the route on the spot depending on what we find. Tentatively the plan is to scout the DKH V1 left option, which most likely won't be in yet at this time, fall back onto Pearly Gates, which looks like it might be a short pitch of ice, traverse to the Old Chute to descend, and cross over to the Illumination Saddle on the way down to take a peek there at the condition of Leuthold and Reid Headwall.
Route/Place
Mount Hood/South Side
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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
Glacier travel gear, two tools, screws, etc., details by email.
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