Diamond Peak || Climbing + Skiing Off the Summit

IG: @radishuprooted
Diamond Peak is a volcano in the Central Oregon Cascades, towering over the surrounding peaks at 8750 ft. This climb follows the Pioneer Gulch route on the SW ridge to the summit, followed by a ski decent via dropping directly off the summit onto the west face in late March of 2022.

[@jessestrachan7719]

Thats me and my dog libby snowboarding down

[@RadishUprooted]

Oh no way, that’s so funny! Y’all looked great out there!

[@tootsla1252]

Great day!

[@megancooper6130]

Thank you for the video! My husband and I ski at Willamette pass all the time and we have been itching to get up diamond peak on our AT gear. You’ve made it look much less scary than I imagined. Any tips on where you got info to prepare?

[@RadishUprooted]

Heck yeah, it was one of my favorite ski lines in Oregon! I got most of my route beta from Van Tilberg’s Oregon backcountry Ski Guidebook, used Gaia to navigate, and then just waited for the right weather and snowpack window. Also worth checking out skimountaineer.com-they have pretty good approach beta for all of the Cascade volcanoes.

[@hygeiahealing6609]

Wow

[@blameitonben]

I've always wanted to climb it! Finally got a touring rig, so now I'm just learning how to skin in bounds first.

[@RadishUprooted]

Nice - Diamond Peak is such a great ski, have fun!

[@blameitonben]

@@RadishUprooted West bowls a good descent in the spring?

[@RadishUprooted]

@@blameitonben superb! I believe I sent the SW bowl if I remember correctly

[@braydendonnelly5010]

What crampons do you have?

[@RadishUprooted]

I’m using the Grivel AirTechs here!

[@reidmkerr]

where did you start from? is there a strava link

[@RadishUprooted]

I started about 1.5 miles up the road from the Pioneer Gulch TH which was where the snow line was impassable by car at the time.