Trip
Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Hood/Pearly Gates
Single day winter climb of Wy'est south side routes, conditions dependent. Posted for Tacoma Intermediate students looking for reps and experience with steep snow.
Contacts
Jonathan Foster
Primary Leader
- Sat, Feb 11, 2023 — Sun, Feb 12, 2023
- Tacoma Climbing Subcommittee - Intermediate Climbing
- Climbing
- Intermediate Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 1, Technical 2
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,235 ft
- 2 (7 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Trip details to be discussed and finalized via team emails. Dates highly subject to change.
Dates pending weather, avalanche conditions, and proposed permitting. Purpose of this climb is to make opprotunity for Tacoma Intermediate students to get practice on steep snow in winter conditions prior to looking at routes like Gibralter Ledges, Kautz Ice Fall, Baker N. Ridge, Buckner N. Face, and the like. Motivation to stay on top of conditioning through the winter months.
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
- 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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