- All levels
- Ages 16+
Ever wanted to summit Mount Hood but feel like you don’t have the skills to do so? Spend a day with us on the mountain developing your mountaineering skills.
Quick Details
Towering over Oregon’s capital city, Portland, and the nearby Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood challenges aspiring mountaineers to push their physical limits and realize their ambitions to climb a stunning glaciated peak. Our professional instructors will guide you on your mission to scale the world’s second most climbed mountain.
Climb above the clouds and witness the beautiful landscape of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes with views of Mt. Adams, Mt. Saint Helens, and even Mt. Rainier.
Aspiring summiteers should be ready for a strenuous, full day of physical and mental challenges on the mountain’s classic South Side route. Grit, determination, and sound decision-making can all come together with the awe-inspiring summit of Oregon’s biggest volcano.
This course has prerequisites. Please see below.
This trip includes a mandatory online pre-trip meeting two evenings before the course start date.
Pre-Trip Meeting
Day 1
Out-of-Town Participants
We recommend that anyone flying into Portland arrive as early as possible on the day before the trip. We also recommend you do not book a return flight until late (red-eye) on the last day of the trip, or the following morning is ideal.
This is a one day ascent of Mt. Hood. In addition to excellent physical fitness, participants must have mountaineering experience involving significant travel over snow and ice before registering for this course. Glacier travel experience is recommended but not required, and participants must have experience with ice axes and crampons. Participants may also register for our Mt. Hood Mountaineering Skills Course to meet the prerequisites or prove similar experience of education from a reputable source in the past 3 years. Please contact us if you are unsure whether you meet the prerequisites.
You will receive a full packing list following registration of your Mount Hood guided climb, but please feel free to contact us with any gear or equipment specific questions you have. A brief list of what you will need to provide for yourself:
Transportation and times will be coordinated by email when the pre-trip announcement is sent to all registrants.
After your Mount Hood guided climb, consider joining us for any of our other Mountaineering: Guided Climbs, Alpine Climbing Course, and Ice Climbing: Beginner courses. You may enjoy one of our Mount Baker or Mount Rainier guided climbs.