Climbing Oregon's Mt. Jefferson Alone
Channel: Alex Parks
Date: 2020-07-18

Mt. Jefferson is Oregon's second tallest volcano, standing about 10,495ft tall. The route included a bit of a shortcut to get to the standard Jefferson Park route. I estimate the round trip to be around 14 miles up and down over 6,000ft of vert. The hike included hours on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), thousands of feet of steep loose rock, crossing the entire Whitewater glacier, and some relatively steep snow climbing and traverse. It is certainly one of the more challenging Cascade peaks.

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Video Contents:
00:00 - Intro ~4,400ft
00:38 - PCT Approach from Woodpecker TH
01:24 - Russell Creek 
03:02 - Ridge Approach
04:53 - Crossing over North Ridge
05:07 - Whitewater Glacier
06:15 - SE Ridge Climb
08:14 - Saddle Point
08:38 - Traversing Summit Block
10:05 - Climbing Summit Block
13:10 - Summit ~10,495ft
13:47 - Rappels from summit
16:33 - Traversing Summit Block
17:59 - Descent and Sign Off