Mt Hood Summit, July 2008

[cfware]

Thanks,  Nice work all around.

[Samarkaify]

Nice video! I love this mountain. (:

What was it like for you? ^^

[PortlandHobnob]

@Samarkaify The first time I climbed it (in high school) it was great, since I was naive and in shape (I am a runner). This July 2008 climb was tough since I was much heavier and out of shape. Planning on getting in shape this year and tackling it again.

[concoursboy]

How many times have you climb Hood? How much time did it take you to summit?

[PortlandHobnob]

@concoursboy Let's see...this was my second successful summit. There was a third time when I didn't summit because I had a HUGE fall and had be life flighted off the mountain, and ended up in the ICU for three days.

[PortlandHobnob]

@concoursboy There are two common ways to climb the South route: If you climb from Timberline Lodge, you start around midnight and can summit around sunrise (~7hrs) depending on fitness and the line on the Hogsback. Or another way is to rent a ride on the cat, which drops you off at the top of the Palmer lift. The cat ride is an hour long, and the climb from Palmer is about 3-4 hrs.

[2008shelbysupersnake]

Hey man this video is awsome. Good work with the camera, very good motion picture's. That was just perfect to see. It makes me happy to see people taking interest in thing like this. What does it feel like to climb a sleeping volcano thats benn watched simce thi mid 1980's now?

[PortlandHobnob]

Thanks! Working the camera gave me an excuse to take some nice breaks (and let the rest of the team catch up! ;)

How does it feel? Well, that day it really STANK! The sulfur from the volcanic vents was the worse I have ever smelled! I have a strong stomach, but I really had a hard time climbing while smelling that.

[Deific16]

Can't wait, doing this in 3 weeks!