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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2015, 08:08:48 PM »
Awesome pics Rob! Makes me miss my old climbing days. The second pic is kick arse and I like the one with the shadow of the mountain off in the distance. Somewhere I have one I took on Rainier with the shadow going out for who knows how many miles. 
Good story too.

Any big plans (climbing) on the schedule for this year that you care to divulge?
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2015, 08:19:32 PM »
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2015, 10:26:06 PM »
No firm plans.  Would like to knock off rainier so i can say it is done.  Then it is just fun climbs.  I really want to do el dorado.  There is talk of mount Olympus.  And I could do Baker over and over again!  I got robbed of a climb up shuksan and the Ruth-icy traverse last year due to scheduling issues so id like a do-over chance on those.  Would like to goto spider gap and look at day trips to do the nearby peaks too.

So many options!

What were your favorites?
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2015, 12:05:43 PM »
No firm plans.  Would like to knock off rainier so i can say it is done.  Then it is just fun climbs.  I really want to do el dorado.  There is talk of mount Olympus.  And I could do Baker over and over again!  I got robbed of a climb up shuksan and the Ruth-icy traverse last year due to scheduling issues so id like a do-over chance on those.  Would like to goto spider gap and look at day trips to do the nearby peaks too.

So many options!

What were your favorites?

Hard to pick a fav but a few I just ended up doing over and over. Did Rainier 7X by 5 routes. Liberty Ridge the most technically challenging but the Tahoma Glacier probably the most enjoyable, almost like a third world climb because it's so remote (at least it used to be). Did Adams a bunch, nothing technical except the North Ridge of the Lyman that had a few puckering moves. Olympus once just to say I did it. Always had a good time on Baker and Shuksan (Fisher Chimneys).
For rock, it's hard to beat Stuart, West Ridge and down the Cascadian Couloir. Tried the North Ridge once but it's a bowling alley if there are people ahead of you. For a short rock day trip, I did Ingalls Peak dozens of times, just love the scenery.
For an extended alpine experience, I liked the Ptarmigan Traverse. Talk about so many options! Your only limit on that is how much food you can carry.

Climb on!  :tup:
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2015, 01:42:30 PM »
Congrats on the summit. Great Pics!

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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2015, 06:15:34 AM »
I don't know why, but Rainier does not call to me.  I need to do it but somehow i think it will be one and done with Rainier.  Baker I could do over and over.

Ptarmigan traverse is on my list.  Sounds like a great trip
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2015, 06:51:05 AM »
I don't know why, but Rainier does not call to me.  I need to do it but somehow i think it will be one and done with Rainier.  Baker I could do over and over.

Ptarmigan traverse is on my list.  Sounds like a great trip

PT is more doable now that the Suiattle river road is open again. I haven't studied it lately to see how far the road is open but the exit for the PT used to be to come out on the Downey Creek drainage. I don't know what they were doing when the road was closed.
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Re: Checked off Mount Hood!
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2015, 10:16:21 AM »
Rainer is a must do. I've always wanted to do Hood, haven't climbed in years.  Mt. Olympus is one of my favorites

 


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