http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html The third attempt at Mount Hood proved to be the ‘charm’. EJ and I started up at 3:00 a.m. and made steady progress to the top of the Palmer lift which we arrived at a little after 6:00 a.m. The climb from the Palmer lift to the base of the Hogback presented limited visibility but once we headed up the final push the weather cleared up and we were blessed with a cloud free sky with mild winds from the south. We made the summit at around 8:00 a.m. and enjoyed the view for 15 minutes before heading down. We elected not to rope up for the descent which allowed us to move quickly. We arrived at the parking lot at 10:45 for a 6:45 minute day. To access the summit we elected to take the Old Crater variation. http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#0 416aabd5-3fdf-424d-b503-50dc6bfb9df0 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0651.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0651.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes </p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#1 194b532c-02a3-4426-95d3-0bdfbe0c4734 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4137.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4137.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#2 fcc0397e-9dcd-482d-b08c-5deb97751e35 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0661.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0661.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Hood’s Shadow</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#3 ebf53250-6af5-4afd-a24c-6f0af8a5de69 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4165.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4165.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ Tying In</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#4 358ae920-6c5b-4d50-9a18-89d472975bb7 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0680.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0680.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes Tying In</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#5 a0e12f3c-2cd6-4609-81d4-7a77beb5b84c http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4171.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4171.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ on the Hogback</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#6 c03caa81-cb36-452c-a970-15b4c91113a9 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0685.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0685.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes on the Hogback</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#7 58d54b33-16b7-4586-950f-9b295d84e6e5 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0706.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0706.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Hogback</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#8 6e6e8c9f-dbf2-4bd2-aff7-b3404dfa40f3 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0690.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0690.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes and the Old Crater Traverse</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#9 0361e3ec-fdc2-44c2-ada7-bd020ddff174 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4173.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4173.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ and Summit Platue</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#10 1be737b0-5d5a-440f-aa80-8d7807e6458c http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0699.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0699.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">The Summit of Mount Hood</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#11 96d6d039-427a-4b97-9f00-4f7aa4cd748a http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0702.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0702.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes Decending</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#12 6b49c530-618a-48ff-9efe-900bc8032cd6 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0705.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0705.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Wes Jumps the ‘Schrund’</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#13 ba0ffc33-546d-4082-9e45-2719494a25c4 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4187.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4187.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ on Descent</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#14 20df942c-0bb9-4267-a02c-981270f57404 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4188.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN4188.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">EJ on Descent</p></div></div> http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood.html#15 ed3af070-6674-43a0-b485-2cf8c0c1c4b4 http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0711.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.bradshawclimbing.com/Bradshaw_Climbing/Mount_Hood_files/Media/DSCN0711.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_611_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; 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