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Four Avalanches in One Day on the North Side of Mount Hood

Backcountry

Backcountry

Four Avalanches in One Day on the North Side of Mount Hood

If you’ve never seen a large avalanche rip off the top of a highly prominent peak and sweep three thousand vertical feet onto a glacier below, I highly recommend you check one out....

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Backcountry

Hazardous Snow Warning: Be Careful Up There!

Editor’s Note: Anyone thinking of hiking up to nab a few early-season turns on Mount Hood should read this story from experienced climber Joe Poulton, and think very carefully about...

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Wind and Waves

These 20 photos by Grant Myrdal illustrate why so many Mount Hood regulars love to shred the Gorge in summer

If you spend much time on Mount Hood you’ve probably run into Grant Myrdal at some point, and chances are pretty good that he’s got a photo of you somewhere in his archives. A...

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Backcountry

Epic, Ambitious and Quite Possibly Insane

800 miles in 17 days, on foot, through the Oregon Desert. Unsupported. In August. What could possibly go wrong?...

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Backcountry

Injury forces Teuscher to Abandon Epic Desert Journey

Christof Teuscher, the outrageous Portland-based endurance athlete who recently climbed Mount Adams and Mount Hood and ran the distance between them, was forced to abandon a radical attempt...

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mission-accomplished

Backcountry

How in the world did this guy climb Mount Adams, run to Mount Hood, and then climb Hood?

Think about these numbers for a moment. 158 miles. 39,764 feet of elevation gain. 64 hours and 48 minutes, from beginning to end. Who is Christof Teuscher? And how did he climb Mount Adams,...

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ortovox

Backcountry

Ortovox S1+ Avalanche Transceivers have been recalled

When your 490-dollar avalanche transceiver turns out to fail in precisely the conditions when it is needed most, at the very least you deserve a free repair. The U.S. Consumer Product...

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Ski Mountaineering

Crockatt’s Crazy Crevasse Caper

Editor’s Note: As you may have heard, Mount Hood skier, climber, photographer and real estate pro Dale Crockatt is paralyzed from the ribs down as the result of a battle with cancer....

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Backcountry

Why We Fly

Editor’s Note: If you’ve seen someone leap off the summit of Mount Hood and fly, chances are pretty good it was Zach Carbo. Zach is an accomplished skydiver and B.A.S.E. jumper with...

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Climbing

The Dad Bod Guide to El Capitan

The night before we left on the trip we sat around the fire pit at my house, drinking beers with my wife and some friends. Sifting through Facebook out of sheer sad habit, I stumbled across...

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