Mount Hood Climb to Summit, 2013
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I climb to 8200 feet and camp. Next morning I go to the summit (11250 feet). Weather was great. Climb went smoothly, Only about fifty other people on the route because it was a weekday.
Actually I've climbed Mount Hood many times and have been climbing mountains for about fifty years. I started making videos sixteen months ago so I decided to get back in condition and climb again so that I could make a video of it. Have lost 30 pounds since January. Both blood pressure and cholesterol are down too.
Frank Blangeard you sir are a living legend. Kudos on your accomplishments.
Surely none of those pounds lost were in your nutsack, because it must take huge balls to climb this mountain. Bravo!
Can you describe going back down the old chute?
Great video Frank, really appreciated your labeling of the different spots to know on the way up! Hope to summit it in the next 5 or so years - hoping to cross off Helens in the next year. Will definitely book mark and reference when the time comes
Very impressive Frank, thanks for sharing. It looks really dangerous, glad you came down healthy.
Actually it is not 'really dangerous' if you go up in good weather and know what you are doing. Also...don't rope yourself to anyone else.
Nice video you have done a very good job on showing what it takes to get to the top
Thank you
I took the 'South Side Route', which is the route that nearly everyone takes. There is one large crevasse at the top of the hogback. It is usually obvious by May. Also, crevasses in White River Glacier can sometimes be found right up to the upper edge of White River Canyon. From the hogback most people are now going up the 'Old Chute'. A good book which is out of print but may be found in the library is 'Oregon High, A Climbing Guide' by Jeff Thomas.
Frank -- you captured the beauty of climbing. Terrific filmmaking indeed. I completed Mt. Whitney recently, and have Mt Hood on the list. Good job!!!
Awesome video, dude! Thank you for sharing what it looks like to summit.
Rad work Frank! I love the video. The overnight style is great, awesome.
thank you always wanted to it this but can hardly walk now nice to see the top you made my goal thank you sir
Excellent video. Thanks for posting.
Wonderfully, quiet, simple video. Thank you. This gives a good estimate of the climb, and definitely inspires me to start planning.
Thank you!
-Beau Ch.
P.s. Very smooth pans... how did you stabilize it so well? Tripod?
I don't use a tripod when outdoors. The smooth pans may be a result of my switching to a class 10 SD card. I'm glad that you liked the video.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
Even in early May the snow can get quite soft by late morning. People tend to start very early in the day so as to avoid that. On this trip I started postholing on the way down beginning about 9500 feet in elevation. This can be exhausting. So...I put my sitpad under my butt and glissaded. The snow had become too soft to hold up my weight but it was perfect for glissading. Reply continued below due to limit to number of characters.
Excellent!! All the best with your future climbs.
In this video (2013) I started up on May 9 and summited on May 10. In past years I have climbed in the months of April, May, June, September, November and December. I would not do a climb again in September because of having a near miss from falling rock on that climb. In 1999 I climbed on Christmas day because the weather was sunny and mild and the snow was well consolidated.
Grate Video !! Thank you for sharing..
Great video. I see this was last year and still lots of snow at 7K feet. Do you think we'll still have that much this year, given how warm it's been lately at Mt Hood?
Reminds me of Castaway. Not a lot of words but very nice!
Thanks for your reply Frank. So is there enough/good snow cover in early June or is it getting slushy already? Also, which route did you take and, seeing that you went all by yourself, is it dangerous, i.e. crevassed, etc. [sorry mate, I'm totally unfamiliar with that mountain and only starting to gather information]?
congrats, did you have any prior mountaineering experience before climbing Hood.
From the video it looks as if the last 1,000 feet or so is pretty mellow. Do you think it would be pretty easy to descend on skis from the summit?
I am not a skier. The last 800 feet or so are about 40 degrees. The snow on this slope is usually inconsistent. There will be hard spots and soft spots and it is somewhat churned up by people climbing it. Climbers with skies usually leave them at the hogback and complete the climb without them. Given the right snow conditions I suspect that the 'old chute' shown in the video would be no problem for an experienced skier.
Congratulations. Do you live in the area and train on the Cascades? We live at sea level, and sometimes have trouble with acclimation. How long did you train?
I live about 50 miles from Timberline Lodge and very nearly at sea level. Before this climb I had climbed Mount Hood at least ten times over the years. Doing it as an overnight and sleeping at 8000 feet makes a big difference (leave your camping gear where you camped and retrieve it on the way down). In general I stay in good condition by doing hikes with several thousand feet of elevation gain. The Columbia Gorge is a good place to condition. You should be able to climb to Angel's Rest in well under an hour. And you should be able to climb 4000 feet or more in one day without being stressed. And of course you need to know how to use crampons on climbing boots along with an ice ax or two (I prefer two). Good luck.
Any plans to go later this summer? Follow you up and buy you lots of beer and pizza afterward :)
Thank you so much, Frank. We have used crampons before on Rainier. We didn't make it to the top of Rainier, though. :( We had been training for months in the L.A. area with our backpacks, but just weren't ready for the altitude, and we felt it was unsafe to summit that morning. We will attempt it again in a couple of weeks, but this time we will spend more time at base camp there (at about 10,800). My boyfriend attempted Mt. Hood yesterday after months of training, and he turned around because he was moving too slowly. He hadn't gotten much sleep in the days prior, but I didn't think that would lead to a failed attempt. His climbing partner, who is older, and had been training LESS (but lives in Portland) made it up no problem. I don't understand it.
Coastiehak, I would not go any later this year. This weekend was probably the last safe weekend to head up, due to increased rockfall, and more exposed fumaroles. I think May or June are better times to go.
Mount Hood is climbed before the snow melts out on the upper part. Climbing pretty much ends by mid July and doesn't start again until the upper part is again covered in snow. When the upper part is not covered in snow there is great danger of rockfall. Of course there are people who climb at any time. I once climbed in September and would never do that again. Nearly got beaned by a large rock that time.
Frank Blangeard Yes, exactly.
I'm interested to climb Mount Hood in June next year. What date[s] did you climb?
is there an easy way onto the summit without walking along some crazy skinny ridge? I can see this mountain and would to climb it maybe...
Going up through the 'pearly gates' puts you onto the summit without having to walk along the narrow ridge. But...going up through the pearly gates means climbing around and then directly above the bergschrund which is a deep crack in the ice which people sometimes fall into and get seriously injured or die. The skinny ridge really isn't that bad. You may have seen a video taken with a GoPro camera which has a very wide angle lens and makes ridges (and waves) look narrower than they actually are. Trust your crampons and the ridge isn't a problem provided that visibility is good.
Frank Blangeard yes I have seen some pearly gates videos and did look like a really steep climb. never climbed a mountain so maybe I could crawl on my knees over the ridge? lol
If you have never climbed a mountain then Mount Hood is probably not the one to start on. Saint Helens permits are still available for mid-week climbs this year. And if you wait till late July there won't even be any snow. Snow is better. Boots, crampons and ice axes can be rented at REI.
Frank Blangeard your probably right lol I live close to mt. st. hellens also. maybe I should consider that instead...
Where is Portland from the summit? I'm sure you can see it haha
At 4:58 the camera is facing west towards Portland. The day is hazy and Portland is probably not visible. Even if the day was clear Portland would be about fifty miles away and not much to look at.
Frank Blangeard that's super cool! yeah it's amazing how far it is even though it doesn't look like it. I live in Salt Lake and when you hike the mountains here, you can directly see Salt Lake City below you.
Are you able to see the Ocean on a clear day?
No. The coast range is between Mount Hood and the ocean.
See above...I put a reply in as a comment by mistake.
I climbed too 6/7/2013..It was 3rd.
Whats your thoughts on doing this around end of october
I've done it in early November. Once the first snows have come and everything is frozen up it is OK to climb to the top. The most dangerous time to climb to the top is when the snow is gone and everything is thawed. That is when there is a lot of rockfall. I climbed in September once and would never do that again. Nearly got beaned by a large rock bouncing down the slope. Always look at the weather forecast and go when there is a stable high pressure system which is expected to last for at least a day after you finish climbing. Never try to 'beat the weather' and climb when the weather is deteriorating. I climbed on Christmas day once and it was very much like June that particular day. But...I had been waiting for several years to do a mid-winter climb with the weather perfect.
Id climb it to snowboard down thats it
Climbing Mt Hood in a glider lets nature do the work. ruclips.net/video/FOOjTNLScwU/видео.html
ive been 10000 feet once and i didnt even notice :I
I've been 30,000 feet and didn't even notice. Flying in jet planes doesn't count.
i don't think it was a plane