Here's an idea; Ride a chairlift, hike thirty minutes and be at the base of an alpine rock climb all without dealing with passports, customs or that fussy Euro exchange rate. Right here on Mount Hood the sub-pinnacle Illumination Rock offers up some close to home alpine pleasures worthy in their own right as well as being perfect training ground for advanced climbs further afield.
Pete took Sarah and Kim up the standard South Chamber Route that involves easy fifth class climbing and fun scrambling. The setting is very alpine with the backdrop of Mount Hood, its glaciers and cliffs close at hand.
Entering the South Chamber on easy ground.
Starting up the second pitch.
Gaining the summit ridge.
Scrambling along the ridge.
Looking through the "keyhole" onto the Reid Glacier.
Quite the setting!Oh yeah, did I mention the chairlift?
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