Wy'east (Mt. Hood), South Side

Activity Notes

This climb will start from Timberline at midnight and summit Saturday morning.

We'll arrive at the Timberline Day Lodge between 11:30pm and 12:00am, where we'll sign in and gear up. I'll distribute group gear and go through a gear check. Here's the gear list.

We'll go at a moderate, but constant pace from the Day Lodge to the Top of the Palmer. We'll stop after about 15 minutes to take off excess clothing, once at the Silcox and then at the top of the Palmer Snowfield.

Above the top of the Palmer, I'll ask everyone to take turn breaking trail or otherwise leading as we head up to the Hogsback.

Once there, the assistant climb leader and I will make a call about what to do next in terms of route and protection. We usually leave some equipment at the Hogsback. If conditions and your comfort level permit, we may climb to the summit using the self-belay technique as our protection. We'll see what seems prudent. Conditions permitting, we'll hang out on the summit, or just tag it and run away.

We'll retrace our route, descending to the Hogsback, pack up and then descend to the base of Crater Rock, Top of the Palmer and then the parking lot. Time up and down depend on the conditions and the team. Could be 10 hours. I hope it will be less than 15.