Mt. Hood, Aaaagain

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:43 am

Three clmbers are stuck on the mountain.. The 8500ft level..Search teams know where they are ..7&mph winds and night fall drove the searchers back.. The lost got off track and into the Rock creek area..More teams are coming in this morning..

The real pisser is they took there black Lab with then..Radio contact said th dog was helping keep them warm.

Post by **mdmf007** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:28 pm

All done - found em safe, dogs cool as well. What kind o jackass takes a dog up Mt. Hood?

anyways I had stuff to do this weekend.
later

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:39 pm

I think the dog deserves some sort of an award, since he(?) was keeping them warm while they waited to be rescued. Maybe a nice steak or something the dog will appreciate.

B.

dragonfly Jafe · Post by **dragonfly Jafe** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:11 pm

...I rescued a couple w/a dog trapped on a backcountry mountain several years ago. Back then I was a big MRE fan w/ heater packs (no stopping for hot food). The people got tuna casserole (yuck!). The dog got the ham slice (dog kept them alive). They were snow-boarders. Who takes a dog snowboarding? In the back country? But they were glad they did....and so was I.

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:25 pm

what is it with Hood? Well winter ascents are inherently dangerous. Thanks for dogs!

SED · Post by **SED** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:53 am

Eat the dog, first.

joel the ornery · Post by **joel the ornery** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:55 am

rescue the dog, leave the rest.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:14 am

Or at least make sure that the dog's big enough, if you know what I mean.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:39 am

Hood is one of the most climbed in the world..These people broke through a snow shelf that five others of there party had waked over.. I would like to know why there party went off and left then..I understand they were all rock climbers but not mmountain.. In my usetoyears I could climb and treke any where..When I hear someone is stuck my juices start to flow..Then I remember all my lines are old and like me are not ready to go..

Post by **mdmf007** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:57 am

Hood is climbed so much because it is 90 minutes from downtown Portland and is a great climb.

I think it is the access that makes it so desireable. Rainier, is a taller mountian but an easier climb. It also is harder to get too taking usually 2 days to climb and return t minimum. Hood can be done on a day trip.
later

blyslv · Post by **blyslv** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:20 am

There is a huge difference between backcountry skiing and climbing a big mountain like Mount Hood. Hell, I even saw a guy who rigged up a harness to let his 2 alaskan huskies pull him up the hill. They loved it. Some breeds are made for snow and cold, others aren't. Before I judged their wisdom of bringing a Lab on the climb I'd like to know more about the route.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:40 am

It was a walking climb..I stand corrected.. The rest of the climb team spent the night on the hill above the fallen..The searcher had to approch from a different direction to bring the three out..

Never the less my setter froze the tip of his nose..He would sleep in the dog house with just his nose out..The vet bill was unbelievable The poddle had to wear shoes in the cold after frost bite..Just like me.. Lost the tip of a finger to frost bit..Played in the snow to long..

SED · Post by **SED** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:13 pm

joel the ornery wrote:rescue the dog, leave the rest.

rescue the dog, leave the rest, then eat the dog.

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:38 pm

hooooooo hmmmm.... this is why I value dogs more than alot of people. What I don't get is Hood...It's only about as big as Lassen around 10,000 ft.
I guess I gota go there sometime but not in the winter...
now if you want extremely crazy stupid brutal...try Denali in the winter time.... perpetual darkness, 100 + below zero. Vern Tejas did it. Met him once.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:04 am

The hardest mountains that I ever climbed were the ones that I had made out of molehills.

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:27 am

robotland wrote:The hardest mountains that I ever climbed were the ones that I had made out of molehills.

The hardest mountains I ever climbed are the ones which I didn't even try to climb.

B.

SED · Post by **SED** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:56 am

cowboyangel wrote: now if you want extremely crazy stupid brutal...try Denali in the winter time.... perpetual darkness, 100 + below zero. Vern Tejas did it. Met him once.

I met him too. On Denali, in fact. Nice guy.

Post by **mdmf007** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:37 am

SED wrote:
cowboyangel wrote: now if you want extremely crazy stupid brutal...try Denali in the winter time.... perpetual darkness, 100 + below zero. Vern Tejas did it. Met him once.
I met him too. On Denali, in fact. Nice guy.

Did Denali In June 08
Karstenz Pyramid a year ago

working on the 7 sumnits, 4 down #5 this April.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:20 pm

This is as far as I'll go up Mt. Hood..unless I'm skiing... Was a little disappointed that the interior was vastly different from the movie..but loved it nonetheless. Awesome sculptures! Also loved the huge fireplace..

cowboyangel · Post by **cowboyangel** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:40 pm

One is wise to respect the mountain. Any mountain.

Apollonaris Zeus · Post by **Apollonaris Zeus** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:17 am

the mountains are the domain of the Gods!

We must respect them both!

Go to the mountain, pray on the mountain, play on the mountain, be wise of the mountain!

Or die on the mountain!

AIIZ