Oregon - Mount Hood (3,426m)
When: 2017.05.26 Route: standard On the summit: 15:00 In late May of 2017 my climbing partner Weiwei and I climbed Mount Hood, a potentially active stratovolcano located about 50 miles east-southeast of Portland, Oregon. At 3,429 meters, Mount Hood is not only the highest mountain in Oregon, but also one of the loftiest in the United States based on its prominence. We chose to tackle the south route up the mountain, which begins at Timberline Lodge and proceeds up the Palmer Glacier to Crater Rock, a large prominence at the head of the glacier. We spent the night in our Toyota Matrix at the Timberline Lodge parking lot, waking up to clear blue skies on the day of our climb. After a quick breakfast, we gathered our climbing gear and made our way to the ski lift, hoping to ride it to the top of the Palmer Glacier. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to ride the lift due to not being the skiers. Weiwei was determined to rent skis so we look like "skiers", and cache them at the to...