Mount Hood/South Side

Trip

Intermediate Alpine Climb - Mount Hood/South Side

Devil's Kitchen Headwall

  • Intermediate Ice Climb
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 8.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 5,235 ft

MWPR

Priority to Olympia Intermediate Climbing participants. Other branches after March 1, 2020. This climb is weather and condition dependent.

Our objective will be the Devil's Kitchen Headwall. If DKH is not in, we will consider an alternative ice route on Mt. Hood. DKH will be a one day climb leaving the evening before. 

Route/Place

Mount Hood/South Side


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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Mountain boots that can accept crampons (not hiking boots)
  • Crampons
  • Technical ice tools
  • Webbing and accessory cords
  • 6 straight gate carabiners
  • 2 locking carabiners
  • Large pear-shaped locking carabiner
  • Belay device
  • Climbing harness
  • Helmet
  • Rescue pulley
  • Fleece or puffy jacket
  • Rain jacket and full-zip rain pants
  • Belay gloves
  • Warm gloves or mittens
  • Cordellete
  • Ice screws and Picket protection
  • Extra webbing or cord
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