The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-07-21
HOOD CLIMB MADE
BY LOCAL PARTY

}. L. M Baldwin, who was guide for a
: party climbing Mount Hood Sunday,
y had to call in a physician Monday to
: open his eyes. oMr. Baldwin, who
0 since childhood has made ascents of
D Mount Hood almost annually, has
never worn glass to protect his eyes
against the glare of the snow and ice.
J Sunday night, the party made late
start from their camp into Hood River.
My automobile lights were working
poorly, = said Mr.. Baldwin, "and had
to peer ahead into the darkness con-
stantly. The great contrast of the
brilliantly lighted snowfields and the
darkness of the homeward drive over
strained my eyes. g"
While his eyes remain infamed, Mr..
BALDWIN was back at his desk again
| Tuesday.
Il have never seen the snow on
Mount Hood deeper for this season
than at present." says Mr.. Baldwin in
telling of the Sunday climb. This is
a condition that makes climbing all the
easier. After the snow has melted,
leaving fields Of bare ice, the noun
tainside becomes slippery and climb
ing is greater task and more danger
NA5' h1GAlAclyJ do OuI DdI IY ilCIuuGu
many girls, we took our time. AL
though we were late in reaching the
summit, it was much better than had
we rushed and brought the party to
the top overfatigued. The girls were
served hot drinks on the crest by the
forest service lookout. The snow is
still so deep on the summit that only
the cupola of the lookout house peeps
through the drift. But a way has
been cleared in to the door of the q
mile high structure.
Mr.. Baldwin says that the climb
from the north side of the peak is
made more difficult this year than
most seasons because no life line has
been placed from the summit down the
l5O0-foot, almost perpendicular side of
the conical peak. The ascent of Sun
day was made all the more interesting
because of the presence of some 100
Mazamas and the stunts of a United
States Forestry aeroplane around the
top of the mountain. The big plane,
carrying a photographer, dipped and
:avorted above the weary climbers, the
pilot daring the whiplash currents of
air around the top of the snow peak.
The Sunday party included the fol-
owing: Miss Carrie Evans, of AL
lany; Misses Winifred Palmateer and
Mildred Garfield. of Portland Oral
'almateer, of Silyerton; Misses Helen
forbes and Frances Moe, Mr. and Mrs.
:. l.. Moe, Roger and Howard Black
nan. Mark Moe, L. M. Baldwin, Isaac
lcGrew and Jack Bagley, of Hood
liver Mr.. Baldwin and Mr.. McGrew
1urneyed to the camp in Mr.. Bald
ms car. MIR. Bagley carried the
theirs from the city to a camp near
loud Cap Inn Saturday afternoon in
is OldsmObile commercial car. The
liter did not make the climb although
was once the most noted big game
inter of the community. He de-
ared that he is getting too old for
astlng energy on mountain hikes.
e acted as camp cook, and the recre-
ionlsts return singing his praises.
IL other members of the party made
e journey to the top of the mountain
.cept Mrs. Moe and Miss Forbes.
RS. Moe had sprained an ankle and
as unable to leave camp. Miss
,rbes became i'll as the party ap-
cached the top of Coopers Spur.
The only incident to mar the pleas
e of the jaunt occurred Saturday af-
rnoon, when the automobile was held
at the entrance of the national for
t. Unknown to the recreationists, a
lie has been applied keeping motor
lcks off the toll road. The party
7aded vainly for three hours. citing
at their car was no heavier than
my touring cars of large size. The
lgate keeper family secured permis-
n for the party to proceed on pay
mt Of double toll.
he is 70 years old Mr.. Nc
eW proved one of the most active
mbers in the party. He was com
Olympia, who stated that Is horti-
turists of Washington would attend
local session. The Washington
it experts will journey from Yaki-
, where they will spend this week
ending meetings, to White Salmon.
ere they will inspect orchards be-
e coming here.
lr. Robinson stated that but two
mbers of his party would partici
e IN the ascent of Mount Hood.
ture of the convention.