Field trip: Winter Mountaineering & Advanced Crevasse Rescue
WCR - Experience Trip - Mount Hood/South Side
Experience trip attempting Mount Hood/South via the Old Chute. Students plan but a climb leader leads and coaches.
Contacts
Frank Chai
Primary Leader
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026 — Sun, Apr 12, 2026
- Foothills Climbing Committee
- Climbing
- Basic Alpine
- Adults
- Basic Glacier Climb, Strenuous 1, Technical 2, Basic Experience Climb
- Challenging
- Mileage: 8.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,235 ft
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL, 2 on waitlist (4 capacity)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
- Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
This is arguably the most important field trip of the course. Students must be ready to attempt this climb in winter conditions (temperatures under -10C are not uncommon) and be proficient with 45-degree slopes in potentially icy conditions.
Mount Hood/South
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
Students will plan.
Trip Reports