Ascent of Mount Hood on 2019-05-11| Date: | Saturday, May 11, 2019 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Mount Hood | | Location: | USA-Oregon | | Elevation: | 11239 ft / 3425 m |
Ascent Trip Report
Getting there:
Left Seattle area around 7:30 PM Friday 5/10, we got to parking lot in Timberline at 12 AM. Several parties were departing at that time towards the summit, my partner and I decided to sleep a couple hours before. We slept until 2:30 AM and sat out towards the summit at 3:00 AM.
Conditions:
Snow starts from parking lot, no need for snowshoes if climbing at night. We put on crampons at 7200 elevation because it was getting icy. Upon reaching the hogg's back we chose to follow the crowds and went via the Pearly Gates, it's very icy there now and extremely crowded. Crampons and ice axe and helmet is all you need. some people had ice tools, but it's unnecessary. I counted at least 200 people climbing.
Summit:
We got to the summit at 8 am. Gorgeous views as it was a very clear day.
Return:
We attempted to go down via Old Chute to avoid the bottleneck in the pearly gates. Some people were climbing via old chute, but I decided to explore a different route alternate path right next to pearly gates, this proved to be an excellent choice as it avoided bottleneck and felt safer than the old chute.
Stats:
5 hours from parking lot to summit ( we were going very slow).
2h40m from peak to car. Last 2 miles felt like forever as you see cars very near yet very far.
5100 feet gain.
8-9 miles rt, can't really say as gps was acting up. |
| Summary Total Data | | Route Conditions: | Unmaintained Trail, Snow on Ground, Snow Climb | | Gear Used: | Ice Axe, Crampons, Headlamp | | Weather: | Clear, blue skies. Miles of visibility. | | Ascent Statistics | | Route: | Pearly Gates, South Side | | Time: | 5 Hours 0 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Time: | 2 Hours 40 Minutes |
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