Success! After innumerable weather delays we finally hit great conditions. Our Oregon Department of Justice "Justice at Every Level" team summited Mt Hood via the South-Side Old Chute Route on the morning of June 27th. It was a 12hr round trip (12:43 am to 12:45 pm the next day) Joe was feeling the effects of sleep deprevation and altitude and turned around at about 9'000 ft. We had very good conditions going up, clear sky, firm snow and almost no wind. Once to the hogsback area (10,500 ft) we watched a large group struggling up the old chute route - other climbers were trying to ascend around them. Other climbers said there was apparently 18 inexperienced climbers on one rope with one leader.
We roped up and ascended most of the slope in a good boot track protecting the team with pickets. About 1 pitch from the summit ridge the route split with most parties going right up a gully. This was a nice route as it avoided the exposed summit ridge but it was plugged up with climbers so we ascended the steeper slope directly above us using a high dagger technique. We arrived at the summmit, after the exposed summit ridge traverse, at about 8:00 am. We stayed at the summit about 30 minutes - great views, lots of smiles and no wind at all.
The descent was slow and cautious on the steep section punctuaed by occassionaly "ice" or "rock' calls from other teams. Ice and rockfall was not as bad as I've seen here before but still a concern. I was happy to get the team back to the hogsback and out of rockfall danger. We prepared for the long trudge to the cars.
Summit Team Members:
Julie Penry
Jack McDonald
Mark Williams
Mike Niemeyer
Joe McNaught (to 9,000ft)
Julie Penry
Jack McDonald
Mark Williams
Mike Niemeyer
Joe McNaught (to 9,000ft)
( Keith Dubanevich, Doug Adair and Jesse Davis are also part of our mighty team but could not make this summit date due to scheduling conflicts.)
Trip Waypoints Parking lot to summit:
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Latitude:45.3727Longitude:-121.6981Nearest Location:not knownDistance:not knownTime:06/27/2009 07:46:12 (US/Pacific)http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3727,-121.6981&ll=45.3727,-121.6981&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3713Longitude:-121.6994Nearest Location:not knownDistance:not knownTime:06/27/2009 07:17:50 (US/Pacific)http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3713,-121.6994&ll=45.3713,-121.6994&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3682 Longitude:-121.6997 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 06:11:11 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3682,-121.6997&ll=45.3682,-121.6997&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3604 Longitude:-121.703 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 04:19:16 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3604,-121.703&ll=45.3604,-121.703&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3579 Longitude:-121.7019 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 03:30:48 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3579,-121.7019&ll=45.3579,-121.7019&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3459 Longitude:-121.7048 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 01:42:05 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3459,-121.7048&ll=45.3459,-121.7048&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3727Longitude:-121.6981Nearest Location:not knownDistance:not knownTime:06/27/2009 07:46:12 (US/Pacific)http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3727,-121.6981&ll=45.3727,-121.6981&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3713Longitude:-121.6994Nearest Location:not knownDistance:not knownTime:06/27/2009 07:17:50 (US/Pacific)http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3713,-121.6994&ll=45.3713,-121.6994&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3682 Longitude:-121.6997 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 06:11:11 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3682,-121.6997&ll=45.3682,-121.6997&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3604 Longitude:-121.703 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 04:19:16 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3604,-121.703&ll=45.3604,-121.703&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3579 Longitude:-121.7019 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 03:30:48 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3579,-121.7019&ll=45.3579,-121.7019&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Latitude:45.3459 Longitude:-121.7048 Nearest Location:not known Distance:not known Time:06/27/2009 01:42:05 (US/Pacific) http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=45.3459,-121.7048&ll=45.3459,-121.7048&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
Pre-trip planning information:
Photos below are from the Oregon Department of Justice "Justice at Every Level" Climb team training day on Sunday February 22nd. (Katie Niemeyer joined the team for this exercise)
Video:DOJ Lawyer Arrests Self (barely)
Photos below are from the Oregon Department of Justice "Justice at Every Level" Climb team training day on Sunday February 22nd. (Katie Niemeyer joined the team for this exercise)
Video:DOJ Lawyer Arrests Self (barely)
