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| Illumination Rock NW Aspect. |
by Brad Farra
Bluebird day on Mt. Hood today. I Walked the tools up to I-rock. Looked at the routes on the NW face and March Madness. I-rock is in full rime condition. It would have gone, but we were getting bombarded and it was likely to get worse with the warmth and wind. March Madness is ‘in’. Stiff WI5 condition with plentiful small weak chandeliers. Would not have protected well. If you’re going to be on Mt. Hood tomorrow (April 12), get it done early. Lots of rime ice still being shed.
March Madness is pretty fat and the condition may improve if we can get some cold temps up there.
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| March Madness. Rim ice on NW Illumination Rock. Marcus traversing below NW face of I-rock. |
