Mt Hood- 11,250 feet

June 2015, Radiating Hope climbers made it to the top of Mt. Hood, 11,250 feet, the highest mountain in Oregon. 

We elected to take a route called the 'Old Chute'. This route is a variation on the South Side Hogsback route that ascends through the Pearly Gates. In the last two years, the Hogsback has been moving further left, due to climate change resulting in an enormous crevasse opening up on the Hogsback.

The route is about the same difficulty level as the Hogsback/Pearly Gates route but longer with a bit more exposure. It averages around 40-45 degrees, maybe give or take 5 degrees. A fall on the traverse could possibly end up with you in a fumarole. The traverse over to the true summit is also an exposed knife edge in one spot. This was such a beautiful climb, from the summit we could see Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams and onward. Keep climbing!! 

Gannett Peak

If a poll is given to the general public asking what the highest peak in Wyoming is, chances are that if any guess is taken the most common answer would be the widely famous and picturesque Grand Teton. Although much more famous than the true Wyoming state highpoint, Grand Teton is actually shorter by a mere 34' elevation. In reality, the highest point in Wyoming is actually Gannett Peak (13804'), a massive and remote summit located in the Wind River Range nearly 70 miles southeast of Grand Teton. 

Any summit attempt of Gannett Peak requires a wide variety of mountaineering skills. Considered as one of the most difficult state highpoints, the only other state highpoints that either rival or exceed its technical difficulty are Denali (Alaska), Mount Rainier (Washington), and Granite Peak (Montana). It is debatable whether or not the latter two are actually more difficult than Gannett Peak, depending on experience, skills, weather, and conditions.

Our team climbed Gannett Peak over a 3 day period, reaching it's summit a clear and beautiful day!!

Mt. Denali 2015- - 21 days in the Arctic

The summit of Mt Denali stands at 20,320 feet.  The Radiating Hope team first climbed Mt Denali in 2014 and successfully reached the summit. We were, however, missing one person on our climbing team, who just recently, in 2015, ventured out to reach the top of North America. After 21 days of arctic cold, blizzard, and everything else Denali had to throw at the team, Larry and his team (team tenacity) successfully made it to the top of North America.