Splitboarding Mt Hood - Solo Summit
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Standing around 11,240ft, the summit of Mt Hood is the highest point in Oregon. This blown-out stratovolcano is the 4th highest major peak of the US Cascade Range and is one of the most climbed glaciated mountains in the world.
This video documents late March 2021 conditions of the most popular climbing route, which extends from Timberline resort, up along Palmer's glacier, through the east side of the crater past Devil's Kitchen, straight up the Hogsback, and finally through the right hand chute of the Pearly Gates to the summit. From the summit, I cross the catwalk to the Old Chute to descend via snowboard.
For more mountain submitting videos, please check out my Summit Specials playlist by following the link below:
• Summit Specials
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Skinning Palmer's
03:11 - Devil's Kitchen to Hogsback
03:39 - Splitboard & Gear Change
04:52 - Climbing Hogsback
05:45 - Pearly Gates
08:14 - Summit ~11,240ft
08:43 - Catwalk to Old Chute
10:35 - Snowboarding Descent
15:30 - Illumination Rock
15:44 - Back Down Palmer's
17:25 - Sign Off
Getting into split boarding and this popped up on my feed. Pure gold
Thank you my friend, I sure appreciate the comment!
Same here. Inspiring. 1st splitboard season gonna be this year.
“Never let go Jack” loll
This is epic!
Dude the vibes on this vid were stellar, that looked like so much fun haha
🤙🤙 10/10 would do it again
love your video it's very encouraging to begin splitboard cant wait to get one!
Thanks for the comment! 😊
Hey man the last 2 minutes were the best advice thanks for the video !
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Icccccccccee & the StOOOng left hand! Bold video, and hilarious commentary, dude!
Jajaja glad I left that in there now. Thanks 🙏
Nice day out, love the narration.
Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed it!
Great beta - thanks for sharing. I've done Baker, MST and Rainier. Adams and Hood are next! Totally know the "burning quads" comment when coming down after climbing all day!
Nice! I am also hoping to hit Adam's this spring. Last time I climbed it was before I had a splitboard setup
Next level, subbed
gracias muchacho
Inspiring content man
Thanks for the comment!
Nice work!
Thank you, sir! Is that the steel cliffs I see behind you in your photo? 🤘
That was awesome to watch… great effort, incredible views… was intense on that ice climbing piece, and walking along that narrow ridge… hat tip to you sir… the commentary was terrific.
Cheers mate… hope you’re having a blast this season.
Definitely subbed.
Stay safe.
Thanks so much for the kind words. They mean a lot to me
Sounded like a sheep 11 minutes in can't fake that.. classic 🤣
Inspiring dude. Thx for recording. What pack are you rocking?
Thanks! It is an Osprey Soelden 32.
Awesome video & great effort! Congratulations!👍👍
Thank you! Much appreciated ✌
5 hours? Holy hell man. Isn't it only like 3.5 miles from timberline lodge to the summit? I plan on climbing rainier soon and making it from paradise to columbia crest in 5 hours
make a vid for me :)
Dont let go Jack!
We all know how that one ended lol
Great video, ieventually would like to summit but would like to hike to the cravas a few times first. Do you happen to know what passes I would need to just hike up to that point?
I'm not sure if you need a pass. Personally, I just park at Timberline and climb away.
Great video! Do you mind if I ask where you get your music from? Specifically the music while you are going up the Pearly Gates? I've heard that music in other videos before
Thanks! All the songs are from UA-cam Audio Library, publicly available for creators. The songs in video are by Patrick Patrikios and that one is called Alaska Sky. Now that I've searched for music in there I always hear it watching random videos lol
This is great! what boots and crampons are you running? I've not had much luck finding good beta for what works what doesn't.
I was using grivel strap on style 12point crampons and Burton ruler boots... not a great combo. I've had crampons fall off multiple times on other climbs and any time I get stuck on my toes too long it becomes quite painful. You'll definitely want something stiffer for going up against ice or kicking steps in hardpack. The community is divided on best setup for splitboard mountaineering and it really depends on conditions and ratio of touring vs. climbing durations... A somewhat standard setup may be something like the Burton Tourist boots and spark r&d bindings... On the other hand, a hardboot setup, essentially using ski boots, offers side-hilling advantage and ankle lock option that may be more dependable on icy crampon climbs. You can get canted pucks that may help with the lack of ankle mobility, but hardboot setups are generally less comfortable and less capable for the riding portion. The only other option is finding a good match up between a stiff mountaineering boot and rather narrow bindings. Having your heel slide back and forth while riding is sketch, but I know somebody that rides with some scarpa mountaineering boots (the guy in my Leuthold's Coulier video) and he just takes it easy since the boot fits loosely in the binding. I've had the same setup for years and have been lazy about replacing it bc at the end of the day it still works. If you go with spark or karakoram bindings, you can use any snowboard boot. If you're looking at other setups, you'll have to be more careful about making sure things are compatible with whatever boots you want. To get back to your question, I've heard the Burton tourists work pretty well, but somebody else told me they had crampons fall off similar to what's happened to me. I will most likely buy a pair and see for myself. I dont know of another boot as popular for splitboarding + alpine climbing and idt the splitboarding boots made by 32 for Jeremy Jones look as capable for climbing mixed ice/snow PNW conditions. I could talk about gear all day lol. Cheers!
@@summitspecials Thanks, Alex. Super helpful info! I'm leaning towards the thirtytwo TM2. Thanks!
Hey was wondering what the harness was for in that one climbing section of you’re not roped up? Thanks!
The harness is a Black Diamond Couloir. I prefer the use of the harness for leashing my snow axe to change hands easily and be able to arrest myself comfortably. This way my hands can be more free and I'm also already prepared to join a rope team in a pinch, clip onto a line, or be rescued or assist in rescues more easily in a fall scenario. It is a minimalist harness that takes up little space and although I wasn't carrying a rope that day I had some additional crevasse rescue and anchoring gear. Thanks for the comment!
great vid! what time did you drop?
Thanks! It was about 12:45
I am trying to submit the mount hood on May 21. Is it safe to do a solo summit? Could you share some experience about what time I should start from the top of the palmer.
Assuming you are just booting it, I'd start as early as midnight, but 5am at the latest during May.. As more rock is exposed on the headwall it is increasingly important to get an early start in summer months. This time of year, there is still a lot of snow and falling rock is less of a concern, but a helmet should still be worn above the hogsback as climbers above you could break free ice and snow that could fall on you. As a solo climber, it is more important to be competent, especially in self-arresting. I prefer using two axes for the pearly gates. I would generally follow the flow of traffic and give others space. It is not ideal to be directly below a party on a steep pitch, and there tends to be a bit of a line waiting to climb the pearly gates and old chute. As always, it's your responsibility to manage your own risk, be familiar with your gear, and to know your own limitations. Nothing matters more than returning safely. Have fun out there ✌
@@summitspecials Wow. That's valuable info and appreciate itthat. Any avalanche problem this season?
@@summitspecials Hello Alex. I have solo summitted from the old chute last saturday. Strong wind and bad visibility ~~ Suffer from the white-out issue when decend but finally get back safe. Thanks for your info.
Great perspective on the climb up, never made it past the bergshrund (sp?) myself. Curious what type of splitboard you're on?
That board I've been riding is an OzSym I got back around 2016. It is a bit odd with an asymmetrical design. Its a pretty good board for icy/bad conditions. I've never run into another person that has one lol.
@@summitspecials interesting the off-angle middle sidewalls with that flange piece. A few years ago, in my head, I invented male/female routed tongue'n'groove sidewalls so the center edge wouldl be interlocked. which I'm sure isn't feasible for a host of reasons. Overall shape looks really cool though! Is it shorter/tighter readius heelside?
What clips you using?
Thank you
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Can I ask why you didn’t stick to the right when you were coming down old chute is it dangerous.
I’ve heard their are cliffs out in that direction but it seems like they’d be further off to the right I’ve just never done anything like this
It's a question of snow conditions. I knew I could have worked my way down between the "hot rocks" and "castle crags", but it was a little icy and I knew the snow on the "devils kitchen" side of the "hogsback" was about perfect. I just would have gone slow if I did keep to the right.
No cliffs, but I think some steep rock is exposed in later spring and throughout the summer. Hood is better to split when the weather is nice in winter conditions, as long as avalanche risk is low.
@@summitspecials I really appreciate you replying thank you good sir and thanks for your videos you’re an inspiration
@@summitspecials also do you have any recommendations for avalanche courses in this area
What month was this?
Late March 2021
Lol, are you from Tennessee?
Haha, no. But I've spent a lot of time there. I'm from Alabama
@@summitspecials nice! I’m from Chattanoga
11:04
Lol 🤙