This time of year, when I drive down a local street, there is a perfect view of snow covered Helens. When I spotted this climb report on mastodon, I decided to take the day off work for a quick climb. Started driving around 3:30am and took the longer (but straighter) route up I5. Arrived at […]

It’s been a few years since I last went up hood, but the conditions looked promising. When the weather held up, I found myself at Timberline lodge at 2:30am, Friday night. I wanted to start earlier (to catch a sumit sunrise). However, with temps well below freezing, I had reservations. With firm snow, I made […]