Mt. Hood on a clear day

Arriving at the hogsback - 5:30 A.M.

Iced over from climbing thru the night and the storm below

Short rest break

The hogsback, a bad place to fall with volcanic fumaroles on both sides

The top of Mt. Jefferson floating on top of the clouds from half way up Mt. Hood

Checking our gear & roping up for the final push

The route ahead, up the hogsback, traverse the bergschrund,
through the steep pearly gates and ascend the final slopes to the summit

Short roping on the approach to the Pearly Gates

Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams from the summit of Mt. Hood

Summit, Mt. Hood, Oregon, Elev. 11,240 feet

One of our guides, Bob Lehman, with the rest of the team on the summit

Starting the steep descent into a whiteout

Descending back down into the storm

Out of the danger zone, unroping and packing up the sharps