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| calebEOC | monitor ridge  Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2008 | |
| Wind was fairly wild with near "grey out" conditions at times from the amount of ash & sand being blown off the face of the mountain. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2008 1:51 am | ||
| Justin Pucci | Mount Saint Helens via Monitor Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2008 | |
| My wife and I set out at 6AM under a bright, waning gibbous moon and made timberline while it was just starting to show signs of sunrise. We we able to get beautiful pictures of Adams, Hood, Jefferson, and the Sisters at sunrise from about 5000'. The next 2000' was a fun but slow-going scramble up some interesting boulder fields. The final slog up "The Beach" was uneventful and we topped out on the false summit at about 11:45AM. After a quick scramble to the true summit, which doesn't provide any better views, we headed down. We had a perfect day with no clouds or haze. We had visibility all the way into central Oregon (Sisters Complex) and Northern Washington (Baker). Amazing and well worth the effort! | |
| Posted Oct 20, 2008 12:28 pm | ||
| nku | Monitor Ridge Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2008 | |
| Beautiful day, it was. Absolutely no cloud in sight, no snow on path. We started at 8 at climbers' bivouac and reached the summit at about 1:30. Many climbers made to the top that day. Great adventure! | ||
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 3:47 pm | ||
| Deltaoperator17 | 1980 SAR/ Army Date Climbed: May 21, 1980 | |
| More a "decent" and repelling from a Huey. Contracted by Weyerhaeuser recently ETS'd from the Army, getting workers/volunteers that were in trouble with the ash in their lungs or injuries. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2008 5:46 pm | ||
| greglief | Well worth the effort! Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008 | |
| Beautiful clear day... views from Mount Rainier down to the Three Sisters. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2008 11:52 am | ||
| lalpinist | Crumbling Rim Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2008 | |
| Nice day with lots of people. Some in recent days have senselessly written on rocks piled at the peak. On the walk along the rim to the peak and back, there were several rock falls, including one dramatic one close by the peak that kicked up a big dust cloud. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2008 4:37 pm | ||
| oregonrpa | First day of reopening Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2006 | |
| First time to the top and well worth it. I was 12 years old when it erupted in 1980 and remember watching the mushroom cloud from a peak near my house. Can't believe I've never climbed to the rim to peer into the crater before this day. This being the first day the mountain reopened to climbers made it extra special. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2008 4:43 pm | ||
| vancouver islander | Worms Flow Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2008 | |
| Second trip to the top. Road to Climbers' still closed so the winter route it was. Quite a bit longer than Monitor Ridge but very enjoyable and in perfect weather. 6 Hours up and less than 3 down. My super-duper new GPS recorded a total ascent of 1807 metres versus a TH to summit difference of 1718 metres. No wasted downhills on this one - it's straight up. Round trip distance 16.6 km. Excellent visibility on top but not quite as stunningly clear as my 2000 visit. Interesting to look down on the new and huge lava dome in the crater compared to 2000. Walked around the rim to the true summit but were unable to ascend because of dangerous cornices - see this photo. Don't even think about climbing St H without a permit. We had a lovely visit with a nice ranger whilst on the crater rim. The rangers go up every day in permit season. And very often they catch someone without a permit. At $500 fine each, that's a good source of revenue for the National Forest. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2008 12:38 pm | ||
| Redwic | A Solid Workout With A Big Payoff... Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2008 | |
| Because I share the same birthday (May 18) as Mount Saint Helens' most famous eruption, although I was exactly three years old when the eruption occurred, I had always wanted to summit the mountain. This has to be the rockiest and sandiest (or should I say "ashiest"?) route I have ever climbed up a mountain, so far. Gorgeous day with spectacular scenery. Looking into the crater, and seeing the devastation of the 1980 eruption up-close, makes the entire trip worth it. Great views of all the nearby volcanoes and other peaks. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 9:13 pm | ||
| BCJ | Terrible conditions Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2007 | |
| Climbed the winter route on snowshoes all the way to the top. Miserable conditions with no views and constant rain. This was my third ascent so at least I didn't get up there hoping to see something new. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 4:15 am | ||
| Jer | 2nd time Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008 | |
| This time I made it in the snow. Much better than climbing up the scree! | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2008 3:05 pm | ||
| RAdams | Dog's Head Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1970 | |
| My first climb. See trip report. Being a redhead before sunblock was rough. I used Clown White, that seemed to be the best option at the time, but still got baked. I had blisters all around my mouth. Could barely eat for a week. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2008 3:12 pm | ||
| msihl | Normal route, bad weather Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008 | |
| Paul, Yafis and I summitted 2 days after we did Rainier in shitty conditions. It was hailing and storming while we went up the summit ridge and the visibility on the summit was about 10 ft. I lost the soles on my (old) hiking boots which made the descent on snow and rock very painful. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2008 12:22 pm | ||
| irish guy | 2 days before foot surgery Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2008 | |
| Was heading in for foot surgery, so a climb of St Helen's and boarding down had to happen. Great weather, but a ton of snow had fallen down low - lots of postholing. | ||
| Posted Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm | ||
| amochka | Amazing View of the Fires Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2008 | |
| Fun day out with friends. Climbers Bivy road/campground still closed due to snow, so took Marble Mtn. sno-park/Worm Flows route up the mountain, which I much prefer now. You avoid the big tedious boulder field of Monitor Ridge. Fires near Mt.Adams grew larger as our climb progressed. Glissaded down every scrap of snow we could find until we couldn't feel our butts! Extra mileage of this route was worth the beautiful views/scenery. Will probably take this route instead of Mon. Ridge in the future. | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2008 2:21 pm | ||
| thefrenchlyon | monitor ridge Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2006 | |
| two days after it opened, good one time experience, but the ash was a bit annoying... | ||
| Posted Jul 11, 2008 8:19 pm | ||
| Steve Rydin | Monitor Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2004 | |
| What a great day for climbing! The snow conditions were excellent with good steps all the way up (no crampons needed). The glissade down was a blast! | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:19 pm | ||
| Jakester | Winter Route - July 4th, 2008 Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008 | |
| Left just before 6am from the Marble Mt. Snopark Lot (Winter Route). Fog, clouds, and wind blasted us the entire way up Monitor Ridge. We never broke through the clouds and had to imagine the views from the summit. Fun climb though. Glissaded most of way down to tree line. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2008 12:03 pm | ||
| BKW | Worm Flows Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2008 | |
| With the Climber's Bivouac still snowed in, it was Worm Flows. The weather was great. After climbing this in the snow with a just a few forays onto ash, I'm not sure why anyone would want to climb this without snow. We glissaded all the way down to the timberline. | |
| Posted Jun 22, 2008 9:37 pm | ||
| Dave S | Worm Flows - Winter Route Date Climbed: May 28, 2008 | |
| Solo climb via the winter route. Decided against a single day climb since the weather forecast was horrible and the road was closed at Cougar Snopark. Hiked in to 4200 ft, climbing above the clouds along the way and camped with great views of the mountain. Woke at 2:30 AM to clear skies and was on the way at 3. Reached the summit by 6 AM, enjoyed the views of Rainier and other peaks in the distance, as well as the awesome views into the crater. Back at camp at 7 (wished I had brought skis!!!) as clouds closed in around the mountain and the rain began. Hiked out and had lunch at the Lone Fir resort in Cougar. Nobody else on the mountain while I was there - had the whole place to myself!!! Great day and glad I was able to take advantage of a small window of great weather! | |
| Posted Jun 1, 2008 11:41 pm | ||
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