Oregon's Highest Mountain: Mt Hood Hike Guide via Old Chute

Standing at 11,250ft, Mt Hood is the highest peak in Oregon and the 2nd most popular mountain to hike in the world. My plans left me to hike Mt Hood while Oregon was experiencing record heat, but I still had an amazing time on this trek. This was filmed in late June.
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[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Read a complete hike guide on Mt Hood here: www.thevirtualsherpa.com/mt-hood-via-old-chute-oregon-hike-guide/

[@carlosmoreno9094]

Thank you for all the information you provide us about the hiking now my question is are there any fees to pay for hike mount Hood , I hiked Dog Mountain Washington ⛰ last week is 6.5 miles , 2988ft elevation , 4:10 RT now I’m wondering going Mount Hood I’m just wondering is there’s any fee to pay , thank you , great job on your video and such ⛰

[@Zane5804]

@@carlosmoreno9094 no fee for hood this year. Next year there will be

[@ManivanAdventures]

@7:25 “You can tell it’s a glacier because of the way that it is” Neature walk reference! Love it! 😂😂😂

[@truscapeart7642]

I laughed at that too

[@beeseumz]

Man, It's cool to see you hike a local mountain that I've spent so much time on rather than ones I hope to climb in the future. It's an oddly different viewing experience

[@Tankeryanker339]

I really wish I had a friend that was into climbing I live in Oregon and this is definitely a bucket list for me

[@Tankeryanker339]

@@valeriefromoregon 44 lol but don't have a lot of free time

[@r3adbann3db00ks]

When you were climbing Mount Hood, it looks scary and it looked like you’re gonna fall

[@r3adbann3db00ks]

When you were climbing Mount Hood, it looks scary and it looked like you’re gonna fall

[@henrymcmartin3531]

I live in Colorado I want to do 10 14ers this summer I’ve already done seven, but right now I’m visiting family in Oregon

[@LinusWilson]

Definitely do the chute. Pearly gates is insane without the crevase. You also needed to get out ur ice axe. You cannot self arrest with selfie stix and trekking poles.

[@r3adbann3db00ks]

Mouth you’re lonely, Mount Hood ha ha

[@krisblodgett9623]

At 14:15 in, you had me so dizzy, I thought I was going to fall off the ridge! Great video!!

[@k54dhKJFGiht]

I see this mountain every day from my living room - but NOT like this! I feel like my world got a little bigger, thanks!

[@r3adbann3db00ks]

Mount Hood is 11,080 feet

[@corn2cobb]

From someone stuck down in the South and long trek away from these beautiful peaks, your channel is an absolute treasure. Thanks man.

[@r3adbann3db00ks]

Joking, so funny

[@YahushasDisciple]

Its a serious climb though, not a "hike." I wouldn't want inexperienced people to end up on the news.

[@davidmartin7163]

Mount Hood is on my list of tallest state peaks to hike / climb. So far I have hiked the tallest peaks in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. None of those required mountaineering skills. Only one used microspikes. Mount Hood looks like a different animal. I will use a guide to help me get to the summit. Thanks for the video!

[@ritzbitz1905]

This is my home state mountain! Grew up seeing this beautiful mountain in the distance, towering over the landscape of the Willamette Valley. Great job! I would love to do that someday! Still working up my climbing experience with the 14ers in Colorado. Love your videos! Keep it up! 😊❤️Oregon!

[@jegrand]

Thanks for putting this video together. I live near Mt. Hood and recently hiked from the lodge to about 1500 feet below the summit. Wasn’t prepared to summit but this video helped give me an idea of what to expect and gear I’ll need.

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Awesome glad it helped 🤟🏽

[@JWKF13]

Hoping to bag Hood this coming spring. May I respectfully ask what turned you around and about experience and the such to help me prepare?

[@thinkingman7215]

Hell yeah!!! I can't wait to climb Hood, good job!

[@RooftopsofAmerica]

This was excellent! Looking forward to doing Mt. Hood in the next year or two. Cheers!

[@eldersine]

Hahah now I know what to expect when I finally have sex. I’ll definitely put on sunglasses

[@foxfoster1]

Really enjoying these out of state hikes

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

LOTS more to come from this trip and the one I am currently on.

[@bennettbiggs478]

This may be a little extreme, but I would love to see you hike Mt. Rainier!

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Not extreme at all, would love to tackle it

[@michizer0]

What a great mountain! Can t wait to ski it

[@saurabhverma2165]

This looks like a step up from St helens for sure. Much more steeper. On my to do list did st helens this year.

[@Best-mx2of]

Without the snow most of these mountains would be unclimbable except by the best technical climbers.

[@dtaylor4200]

This was a pretty good visual, thanks for all the details!

[@kmchatzkendra]

Just makes me want to climb in winter … This is my mountain but have not climbed yet. Hoping to get up to Hogsback someday :-) and ski down haha … Oregonians tend to climb this in winter. But I appreciate the summer perspective. I did my first climb on Helens in June and decided I like snow haha 😂

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Almost (and wish I did) bring the splitboard for this - would have loved to come back for a board down.

[@curtisowen3233]

"Crazy view of Wilson"!? Thats one dead president peak we don't have here in the NW.

[@chadhawkinsart]

I love your videos so much. I plan on hiking Hood and Rainer next year!

[@spammburgers78]

Absolutely amazing

[@mendez31971]

Fella, I love your minimalistic approach casual straight to the point. Not excessive on all your fancy gear. Great video great presentation. Love your work

[@Luverofmysoul2]

Thats a holy shit. How long did it take?

[@williamjusto5128]

Simply breathtaking views up there indeed!

[@glampstronzartonalbee3097]

7:25 LOL!! Was that a VGG reference?

[@jms60471]

Such a great video! Thanks for putting the time in to make this

[@radhesvlogs1288]

Awesome

[@maximusdecimus7665]

You go back down the same way?

[@thetripscaptain]

Any plans to ever climb Rainier? This is a thing on my "maybe someday" list of things to look into after I finish the Colorado 14'ers. At the moment it seems way beyond my abilities, but 14'ers always seemed way beyond my abilities, until suddenly they didn't.

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Honestly I don’t think any mountain anywhere is off the table for me. If logistically and financially I can make it happen, I’m down. Agree that nothing is ever out of reach ability wise especially with so many routes to choose from up most mountains 👍🏽

[@calebmoose5562]

⚠️ NEATURE WALK REFERENCE ⚠️

[@Zane5804]

How was it going back down the old chute?

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Super straightforward but glad I didn’t linger on the summit much longer. There was loads of small ice and small rocks starting to fly as the sun warmed up the mountain.

[@edwardmontoya5936]

@TheVirtualSherpa winter and spring time is fantastic on Mt. Hood! Pretty much only snow. Still alpine starts, or the snow gets too soft.

[@unjarredoutdoors5513]

Thanks for the video. Great intro 👍

[@Clarkjacksonfitness]

What time of year was this?

[@sandmasher]

Dude right on man

[@monikaleathers8191]

This is incredible

[@jun2932]

I think you were there within 1-2 days after we did it. Crazy conditions considering all of the heat. Beautiful mountain though. You can see our experience on it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXOmfK14qt6aoNk

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Think I might actually remember you guys from hood - I asked about the crampons you all had on.

[@jun2932]

@@TheVirtualSherpa Hahaha. Holy crap, you're right! Looks like you had a stellar day! Well done. Loved the video.

[@mgoboski]

I've done quite a few 14ers in Colorado, all during the summer, because I hate hiking/climbing in snow. This would be hell, especially going down.

[@aacc2622]

Great video!

[@chrisconnell76]

great video

[@JETZcorp]

So this is how people without a pilot's license get up there... ... I like my way better.

[@ajuister]

Hey man love your channel. Keep up the great work! Quick question, what class 2 or 3 peak in CO would you recommend to do to prepare for Longs Peak?

[@michizer0]

Those volcano silhouettes are so impressive

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Couldn’t stop looking at that pyramid, so damn cool.

[@joeldavis5815]

That looks like a miserable mountain to climb. I'm glad you did it so I don't have to. 😁

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

LMAO honestly, I had a great time - just a miserable morning.

[@Coltonswrld2]

Hiking mount hood isn’t meant to be easy otherwise anyone like you could do it 😅

[@samseven8543]

I was actually here late June ski race training on the glacier! Great video!

[@kenwilhelm7321]

Great video! Thank you!

[@LinusWilson]

I assumed hood required teams of 2.

[@scottgriffith407]

Having climbed a bunch, I'd suggest it is always a good idea to take on adventures like this with a partner or 2. Makes things significantly safer and more fun to share the experience.

[@johnjames9359]

I’m going to do Adams next year as my first climb to get some experience and then was looking at using a guide company for Hood mostly to learn proper mountaineering technique. How does this compare to Adams? This seems easier than I imagined so I wonder if costs for a guide would be wasted on this and may be better spent on something like Ranier? Thanks

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

I am not from OR so have not had the opportunity to do Adams. Regarding guides - if you can find one for the day who is reasonably priced + you learn some good technique(s) its probably well worth the $ so that you can do others on your own without one. Just my two cents and based on my own snow climbing experience - Hood wasn't super technical for me personally.

[@Brandoni65]

Wow a June summit! I like the trail. In spring amd winter its cold and all snow! Was there any rock fall near you?

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Was actually basically July too - minimal rock fall but as you can tell by the video I started and ended very early.

[@Markmedina75]

Hahahahaha! Thank you, bro!

[@CJ-uu5em]

👏👏👏 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THANK YOU!!!

[@JuanGarcia-qz3od]

How did you come down?, were you walking backwards using two ice axes? most people that make videos about summit Mt Hood never show the descent over old chute or pearly gates.

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

I only used one axe since the snow was so rotten and the grade was not very steep (for me)- two wasn't really necessary. I did not walk backwards, just descended walking forward with crampons and one axe.

[@JuanGarcia-qz3od]

@@TheVirtualSherpa Thank you

[@chuckybrenaire6023]

Brave guy!

[@nahon81]

Hi! When did you do that climb? Mid July?

[@TheVirtualSherpa]

Early July in a heat wave

[@kalhoon44dayinthelife46]

Cool video

[@andrewmitchell5807]

This video is a certified Hood classic

[@thebestunoin235]

LOL

[@TruckeeNuts]

"Kinda like the first time having sex" HAHAHA