Mt. Hood, Mazama Chute

Activity Notes

Join us for an early winter climb of Mt Hood. When safe, the pre-season can offer a fresh experience for adepts on this peak. Grab a second tool and hone your steel crampons for a challenge!

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Lead belay and rappel
• Confident on 40° snow with exposure
• Optimism to motivate your teammates and keep them safe
• Fitness to walk with only cursory breaks, ~1000' / hour

While friendly in spring, the southside routes can have ice steps and crevasse potential, needing rope proficiency. To apply you must have:

• Prior alpine rock or ice summit, as second or lead
• Prior mountain summit with glacier travel

Please detail experience in profile. Note especially if you have a gym lead belay card, or graduation from ICS, Mountaineers Basic, or AAI Alpinism II. As a winter climb, expect darkness, continuous high wind, cold and potential need for double boots.

If skies are sunny, bring one item to share for a Hogsback or summit picnic. 🔆 Summiting needs cold weather and quality snow/ice cover.

Apply now, and we'll mutually confirm in future when a date is finalized. Then you'll be accepted and fee processed. For now, hoping for Nov 23 or 24: next likely weekend is Dec 14-15.