As if you needed another reason to c;limb Mt Hood, here are a few more. I always tell folks that Mt Hood is my favorite summit. Its incredible, climbing from above the Queens Chair, you traverse North to South along the Eastern Rim. It feels epic, it is epic.

Summit view looking north as sunrise and the sun make the perfect mountain shadow

Looking South, the cloud patterns hint at the windplay at play

Climbers approaching the summit

The Eastern Rim can sometimes make for an airy exit onto the summit

 

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