Mount St Helens

I had a conference in Portland spring of 1982. Four of us rented an a/c and flew around it three times.

Thirty bucks well spent!

Thanks for the pics. I see the mountain in a different light in them.
 
I have a fascination with Volcanoes, but I never thought about climbing any of them or going to see them in person. Might have to make the trip someday. Thanks for sharing the pics.
 
Nice man! I just went up to crater lake last week. The lava flows are some cool stuff.
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Nice pictures vdub5818! I've never been to Crater lake yet. Thats a great shot of the center dome.
 
Thank you for posting your climb milani74. Outstanding photos. My older son hiked, late Summer, St Helens with me when he was seven. I carried a case of juice boxes per his request. He is quite an athlete in his thirties and still talks about that hike. Big hikes put a lot of things into perspective and I applaud his sand when we chew over the old childhood memories.

Adams is a good hike. Sulphur used to be mined at the summit. Last visit there the house at the summit, no roof, was full of snow in August. You can do it in a day, though some camp at the lunch counter (flatish bench 1/2 way approx. where I recall seeing some fabulous women). There were large Sun Cups in the steep snow on the way down the South face. Like dishes/dimples in the snow all connecting and several meters across. Really quite slippery and odd stuff to walk on even with instep crampons over running shoes.

South Sister gets high marks as a day climb and you can catch a movie in Bend/Sisters.
 
Cool! I've only seen St Helens from a distance. If I lived up there, I would make sure that I got on top of all those Cascade volcanoes.

I have some ash from the 1980 eruption. Some guys I knew in the dorms that fall at BYU were from Portland and they brought a jar full.
 
Nice pictures vdub5818! I've never been to Crater lake yet. Thats a great shot of the center dome.

Yea man, it was a whole different world up there. 80 and sunny down in the valley but 34 and 7 feet of snow up top. Very cool place, i just wish we would have went the day before when it was partly cloudy. Supposedly the reflections of the clouds make it even better looking. As an FYI, the cone is known as Wizard Island
 
Adams is a good hike. Sulphur used to be mined at the summit. Last visit there the house at the summit, no roof, was full of snow in August. You can do it in a day, though some camp at the lunch counter (flatish bench 1/2 way approx. where I recall seeing some fabulous women). There were large Sun Cups in the steep snow on the way down the South face. Like dishes/dimples in the snow all connecting and several meters across. Really quite slippery and odd stuff to walk on even with instep crampons over running shoes.

Agreed, climbing Adams is great. The south route has the most traffic and it can be done as a day hike, as Oregon said. We generally start at 2am with headlamps and get to the snow by sunrise. Summit around noon and back to the car by 4-5pm. No crevasses and glissading down the face is a great time.
 
Great looking pics of the area you hiked and camped in. I am not sure I would have go that way though. volcanos.... Yikes.

Bryan
 
Thank you for posting your climb milani74. Outstanding photos. My older son hiked, late Summer, St Helens with me when he was seven. I carried a case of juice boxes per his request. He is quite an athlete in his thirties and still talks about that hike. Big hikes put a lot of things into perspective and I applaud his sand when we chew over the old childhood memories.

Adams is a good hike. Sulphur used to be mined at the summit. Last visit there the house at the summit, no roof, was full of snow in August. You can do it in a day, though some camp at the lunch counter (flatish bench 1/2 way approx. where I recall seeing some fabulous women). There were large Sun Cups in the steep snow on the way down the South face. Like dishes/dimples in the snow all connecting and several meters across. Really quite slippery and odd stuff to walk on even with instep crampons over running shoes.

South Sister gets high marks as a day climb and you can catch a movie in Bend/Sisters.

Thats awesome that you and your son shared that experience. Its one I hope to share with my two boys soon. I climbed Adams last August with a buddy of mine. It was a blast and is one of the reasons I wanted to do this hike so bad. Now my sights are on Rainier. I need to find a climbing partner so I can give my wife peace of mind when I go out. I believe Rainier requires you to be roped in, or its strongly recommended due to the glaciers.
 
Cool! I've only seen St Helens from a distance. If I lived up there, I would make sure that I got on top of all those Cascade volcanoes.

I have some ash from the 1980 eruption. Some guys I knew in the dorms that fall at BYU were from Portland and they brought a jar full.

I wish you did live up here lambertiana. Then I could blame you when I'm asking for a kitchen pass!
 
Agreed, climbing Adams is great. The south route has the most traffic and it can be done as a day hike, as Oregon said. We generally start at 2am with headlamps and get to the snow by sunrise. Summit around noon and back to the car by 4-5pm. No crevasses and glissading down the face is a great time.

Ya, we had fantastic weather last year. We camped at just above lunch counter. What a great view at night. The stars are so very clear and has nothing to block the views. We saw Portland and Vancovers lights in the distance and awesome sunsets. God's glorious canvas!
 
Now my sights are on Rainier. I need to find a climbing partner so I can give my wife peace of mind when I go out. I believe Rainier requires you to be roped in, or its strongly recommended due to the glaciers.

RMI, Rainier Mountaineering Inc., guides Rainier climbs, and other mountain climbs around the world. It is instructive to visit their hut at Sunrise camp on Rainier and hear the stories of the participants, see their gear and listen to the guide giving his pitch of what's to come. Never tried Rainier. It is a training climb for Everest. Success rate is around 50%. http://www.rmiguides.com/
 
Amazing pics!! Thanks for sharing.

Yesterday in Albay, Bicol Province, Philippines. 20 climbers and guides on Mt Mayon were rudley greeted by a minor eruption that set off boulders rolling through camp. 5 dead and 7 injured. You just never know when nature will hiccup and change your day.

I am glad your trip was safe and memorable for all the riight reasons.

Bill
 
Amazing pics!! Thanks for sharing.

Yesterday in Albay, Bicol Province, Philippines. 20 climbers and guides on Mt Mayon were rudley greeted by a minor eruption that set off boulders rolling through camp. 5 dead and 7 injured. You just never know when nature will hiccup and change your day.

I am glad your trip was safe and memorable for all the riight reasons.

Bill

Aye. I was reading that today and saddened to say the least. My heart and prayers go out to those who lost loved ones during today's eruption. My perspective is that there is no knowledge of tomorrow. While I dont take unnecessary risks, I am not risk adverse because I dont want to live in fear. I want to enjoy life by doing things that I love, even if they are sometimes difficult. I truly believe that we can never really fully appreciate something unless we work for it. And we never really work for things that we dont love.
 
Milani,
I agree completely. Risk management is just good common sense but being paralyzed by fear of "what if" is a loss of quality of life.

Enough After Action Reports teach a person that sometimes you see the train & sometimes you do not. Then again, Larry the Cable Guy said all you have to do to avoid the train is take 2 steps perpendicular to the tracks ;)

I hope to die with a smile and a small look of surprise on my face.

Thanks again for sharing.
Bill
 
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