[roamer_1]

Very close to your scenario, if I understand you.

Hi sissyjane,

Yeah, probably something like that, though I would opt for an ascent or traverse rather than a descent... Though it is possible they were down-climbing, and therefore needing a belay, descent is usually rappelling, which requires no belay.

I am not terribly familiar with the terrain or the routes on Hood so I would defer... But where they went over, If I read it correctly, was not the best descent- 2000 ft drop into the young end of a glacier sounds like a bad way to go to me. Looks more like they would either go up, or traverse to Cooper's(?) Spur which looks like a much easier descent. Easy=Fast.

-Bruce

-Bruce

[sissyjane]

Please check post #309. It shows the routes. That's why I asked to have it posted, so we would know the places we are discussing.

[sissyjane]

The red dot in post #309 is the position of the snow cave.