The Gueffroy-Varney tragedy on Mount Hood – On Saturday, March 26, 1938, members of the Mazama Mountain Climbing Club gathered at the Mazama Lodge in Government Camp for what would be their first organized winter ascent of Mount Hood.
The 1934 Fumarole Disaster That Shook The Mt Hood Climbing Community An Enthusiastic Group Climbs the Mountain Mount Hood Crater Rock tragedy – On the morning of August 27, 1934, five University of Washington students set out to climb Mount Hood. Among them was Victor Von Normann, just twenty years old, an engineering student and … Continue reading Mount Hood Crater Rock Tragedy: The Death of Victor Von Normann
Elijah “Lige” Coalman may not be a household name today, but among those who know the history of Mount Hood, he stands as one of its most enduring legends.
James Harlow’s Mount Hood Climb 1931 James Harlow’s journal entry and photos.Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 1931James Harlow, Curtis Ijames, Cecil Morris, Everett Darr, Dr. Bowles and Ole Lien. Ole came for awhile at noon, and we made definite plans for the climb up Mt. Hood over this weekend. Then I packed up and went … Continue reading James Harlow’s Mount Hood Climb 1931
James Harlow’s journal entry and photos.
Saturday and Sunday, September 19-20, 1931
James Harlow, Curtis Ijames, Cecil Morris, Everett Darr, Dr. Bowles and Ole Lien
