West side of Hood, from the flight on the way in, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night
St. Helens, Rainier, and Adams, with the Columbia River below
Getting the gear ready
Dad on the snowcat
Blake getting out of the cat at 12:15 a.m. Thursday morning
Dave, Jake, and Blake finishing up the summit climb on the 2 o'clock couloir (4h45m after we started)
Sunrise just as I crested the ridge
Dad coming out of the couloir
The obligatory jumping picture
Summit ridge (summit on the right)
Jake, Dad, and me
Dad and me silhouetted on the summit
Me and Dad, with Hood's shadow behind us
Sunrise
Dad traversing over to the summit
Just chillin' on the top of Oregon
Jumping #2
Some dude just arriving at the summit
Dad (not photoshopped)
St. Helens, Rainier, and Adams to the north
Summit ridge
The team, with Mt. Jefferson in the background
11,249 feet—the top of Oregon
Another angle (apparently no one told me and Dad they were taking the picture...)
View down the north face
Swarms of climbers
Summit ridge trail over the steep north face
North face
Blake at the top of the "old chute"—our descent route
Starting the descent
Looking south down the Hogsback, Crater Rock, and Timberline ski area
Team coming down the 1 o'clock couloir. We ascended the 2 o'clock couloir to the right
Descending while hordes make the ascent. We ascended where the lone guys is on the left. Also notice the group of 25 way down below getting ready to a
Dad taking a little break on the way down
Stinky sulfur gases coming out of fumaroles (volcanic vents)
Dave and Jake on top of Crater Rock
South side at 7 a.m.
Dad making a phone call at 10,000 feet
Sun below Crater Rock
South side
Back where we started
