Jess headed up Mt. Hood.
Mark at the summit! We made it to the summit around 10am...we only stuck around for a few minutes to take some pictures b/c the snow was getting really soft. We didn't want to get pegged with any falling rock or ice on the way down!
Jess' summit pic. You can kind of see Adams and Ranier off in the distance.
Jess by the bergschrund on the way back down. A snowboarder had fallen through a few weeks back...luckily he only fell about 15 ft. It is now a gaping hole due to overly warm temps, forcing climbers to go around, instead of over.
On the Hogsback, the ridge that you ascend toward the summit. You can see the bergschrund behind us.
Looking down the Hogsback.
Mark glissading [sliding down on your butt] down Hood. We got to glissade a good chunk of our way down, which saved a ton of energy, let alone was tons of fun!
Timberline Lodge...at about 6,000 ft. on Mt. Hood. We stayed here our first night in OR...it was built during the depression to create jobs for people...all the furniture was hand-made, and even the clothe was hand woven! It is also the starting place for the southside climb route up Mt. Hood.
Jess headed up Mt. Hood.
Mark at the summit! We made it to the summit around 10am...we only stuck around for a few minutes to take some pictures b/c the snow was getting really soft. We didn't want to get pegged with any falling rock or ice on the way down!
Jess' summit pic. You can kind of see Adams and Ranier off in the distance.
Jess by the bergschrund on the way back down. A snowboarder had fallen through a few weeks back...luckily he only fell about 15 ft. It is now a gaping hole due to overly warm temps, forcing climbers to go around, instead of over.
On the Hogsback, the ridge that you ascend toward the summit. You can see the bergschrund behind us.
Looking down the Hogsback.
Mark glissading [sliding down on your butt] down Hood. We got to glissade a good chunk of our way down, which saved a ton of energy, let alone was tons of fun!
Timberline Lodge...at about 6,000 ft. on Mt. Hood. We stayed here our first night in OR...it was built during the depression to create jobs for people...all the furniture was hand-made, and even the clothe was hand woven! It is also the starting place for the southside climb route up Mt. Hood.
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Devon Pence and I skiied Mt. Hood this February with Mary and Erik Timmons. Good times and beautiful surroundings!
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