South Sister, Old Crater route

September 12, 2010

Early morning shot of Hodge Crest
Early morning shot of Hodge Crest

Fall Creek
Fall Creek

Old Crater route
Old Crater route

Waterfall at start of Green Lakes climbers trail
Waterfall at start of Green Lakes climbers trail

Big Green Lake, Broken Top
Big Green Lake, Broken Top

First gendarme
First gendarme

and another
and another

Basin below Hodge Crest
Basin below Hodge Crest

More gendarmes
More gendarmes

View south: Thielsen, etc.
View south: Thielsen, etc.

Approach to Hodge Crest
Approach to Hodge Crest

Broken Top
Broken Top

Green Lakes
Green Lakes

Snow field, or glacier?
Snow field, or glacier?

Moraine
Moraine

Onto the slope of Hodge Crest
Onto the slope of Hodge Crest

Lewis Glacier
Lewis Glacier

High point on Hodge Crest: “You can’t get there from here”
High point on Hodge Crest: “You can’t get there from here”

Tam McArthur Rim
Tam McArthur Rim

Lineup from high on Hodge Crest: Middle Sister, Mt. Washington, Three Fingered Jack, North Sister, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, (and Mt. Adams)
Lineup from high on Hodge Crest: Middle Sister, Mt. Washington, Three Fingered Jack, North Sister, Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, (and Mt. Adams)

Pool below Lewis Glacier
Pool below Lewis Glacier

Top of Mt. Washington
Top of Mt. Washington

There’s Adams!
There’s Adams!

Summit of South
Summit of South

Highest point of Hodge Crest
Highest point of Hodge Crest

Usual self-portrait
Usual self-portrait

Broken Top from my high point on Hodge Crest
Broken Top from my high point on Hodge Crest

Prouty Glacier
Prouty Glacier

Crevasses on Lewis Glacier
Crevasses on Lewis Glacier

Into the bowl of the Old Crater
Into the bowl of the Old Crater

Looking back at Hodge Crest
Looking back at Hodge Crest

again
again

No pool in the crater this year!
No pool in the crater this year!

Lineup from South Sister summit
Lineup from South Sister summit

My foot-prints in the Old Crater
My foot-prints in the Old Crater

Typical crowd on top of South
Typical crowd on top of South

Side view of Hodge Crest
Side view of Hodge Crest

Descent via Green Lakes climbers trail
Descent via Green Lakes climbers trail

Broken Top from below Lewis Glacier
Broken Top from below Lewis Glacier

Hodge Crest again
Hodge Crest again

detail
detail

Lewis Glacier again
Lewis Glacier again

Broken Top and Green Lakes
Broken Top and Green Lakes

Last view of route
Last view of route

Last modified: September 13, 2010

Wayne Deeterwrd@deetour.net