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| OJ Loenneker | great skiing  | |
| This is one of my favorite backcountry ski destinations! The snowmobiles are a turn off though. But that does keep the roads plowed in winter, so..... | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2009 9:09 pm | ||
| Peak Freak | Worm Flows Date Climbed: May 18, 2009 | |
| We coincidently hit the 29th Anniversary of the 1980 eruption! Me on snowshoes with Magnus & Tyson on skis. Best glissading ever!!! Felt sorry for my buddies on skis ;-). Thanks to the girl on snowshoes who took over breaking trail from me on the way up! | |
| Posted May 19, 2009 11:17 pm | ||
| ericnoel | Worm Flows Date Climbed: May 9, 2009 | |
| Great weather for a unique destination. | |
| Posted May 10, 2009 12:40 pm | ||
| SJ | Saint Helens Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008 | |
| Fun climb, very impressive at the rim of the crater. | |
| Posted Apr 28, 2009 4:49 pm | ||
| Hotoven | First Volcano Climbed! Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2000 | |
| This was a very fun hike. being my very first volcano ever, it was fun using an ice axe for the first time! I was 12 years old when I climbed it. The last steep part I ran up because I was so excited! I also climbed it on Jul. 22nd, 2009. | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2009 1:40 pm | ||
| mybackyard | April Ascent Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2009 | |
| Forced to begin our ski descent at 7600 ft due to white out and bad avalanche conditions. Fun Skiing out. So hard to turn around so close to the summit. | |
| Posted Apr 17, 2009 10:13 pm | ||
| Cascade Scrambler | So close Date Climbed: Mar 21, 2009 | |
| Broke trail through knee deep snow from Marble Mountain Snow Park up to 6,700 feet on the Worm Flows route. Had to turn around when the winds kicked up and the snow started- conditions were sketchy at best when we turned around. We'll be back to finish it off. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 1:18 am | ||
| dirth | Second Attempt Date Climbed: Mar 13, 2009 | |
| Second attempt on St. Helens proved to be more fruitful. Turned back about 500 vertical feet from the summit a couple months ago we were determined this time. Left the trailhead at 2:30 am. Saw the sunrise over Adams from about 7000 feet. Beautiful day. Great weather. Also my first serious snowboard descent, makes it a lot less painful on the knees and a lot quicker. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2009 9:48 pm | ||
| skydiver777 | The third of three Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2008 | |
| This was the third volcano my friend Gary and I climbed in 6 days. (Mt. Hood, and Mt. Adams were the first two). After Adams, we rushed to get to the small campground store that handed out the climbing permits for St. Helens. We then proceded up to one of the trail heads. Like Mt. Adams, St. Helens also got 200% snow fall that winter and not all the roads were open. So we could not start at the Climbers Bivouac but had to start at Marble Mt Snow park. That added a couple of miles to our climb. Since all the snow, I used my double plastic boots instead of my hikers. We really though it would be a quick scramble on dirt. Instead it was a long snow climb. Views into the crater were great. It was clear that day also so Rainier, Hood, Adams were clearly visible. Glasaded almost all the way back to the tree line. | |
| Posted Mar 5, 2009 5:34 pm | ||
| farrisgl | Good climb on an Special Peak Date Climbed: May 17, 2002 | |
| I moved to Seattle in July 1980 just after the major eruption. On one 11 pm flight back to Seattle from Southern California only about a month after this event, I had the unique experience of looking down onto the denuded mountain of snow and trees with just the lamination of a full moon. The glowing dome in the crater was plainly visible. Amazing! Since that evening I had always wanted to climb this peak, however limitations on entry prevented this possibility then a move out of the area. Finally got the opportunity in the spring of 2002 to give it a go winning the permit lottery on a business trip back to the area. Unfortunately the weather was overcast with light rain most of the climb, however I was able to get a decent view of the crater but not of the other surrounding volcanoes. Still a very unique experience. | |
| Posted Mar 3, 2009 2:56 pm | ||
| CHADHEP | First Mountain Climb Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2000 | |
| This mountain got me hooked on climbing. It is easy enough to not discourage you from ever climbing another mountain. Just don't get to close to the edge. The weather was clear and hot. Took about 8 hours up and down. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2009 7:31 pm | ||
| mcpherma | Monitor ridge Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2008 | |
| Completely socked in, cold, windy and a little snow. We couldn't see more than about 30 feet into the crater. I guess I will have to do it again. | |
| Posted Feb 7, 2009 6:36 pm | ||
| Mjollnir | Worm Flows Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2009 | |
| Took my split-board. Combination of icy conditions near the top and a binding breaking made me wish I had taken snowshoes. Nice clear day w/ awesome views though. | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2009 4:41 am | ||
| sourstraw | whiteout Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2007 | |
| What a treat to be able to camp in a campground and pack lots of good food without having to carry it all. Nice, easy hike to the top ... unfortunately, the crater got socked in about 20 minutes before I made it to the top. | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2009 12:47 am | ||
| nickmech | Monitor Ridge | |
| Left car at 5:00am with 13yr. old daughter. On summit by noon with clouds for views. Did get to look into crater. Way to go Lucy! | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2008 6:02 pm | ||
| Curtissimo | 2nd time up LU-WIT 6/99 | |
| camped and climbed June of '99 with Magellan; assisted in search for lost hiker. | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2008 4:31 pm | ||
| splattski | multiple visits Date Climbed: Jul 16, 2002 | |
| Been up there several times. Trip report on one time Also completed the Loowit Trail in a day | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2008 9:09 am | ||
| Curtissimo | LU-WIT Date Climbed: Jul 17, 1995 | |
| great little peak, indian name LU-WIT is way better than the current one in more common use. | |
| Posted Dec 8, 2008 9:12 pm | ||
| gimpilator | Awesome Weather Date Climbed: Nov 30, 2008 | |
| Most of the snow on Monitor Ridge was melted out. See the trip report with photos. This was my second attempt with OSAT. The first ended short in a blizzard March 17, 2007. | |
| Posted Dec 1, 2008 9:25 am | ||
| amochka | 4 seasons in one day Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2008 | |
| Great climb, great people to climb with. Started under overcast skies, went up into haze/fog/mist, walked over snowfields, saw rime ice on the monitor station/rocks, busted through the clouds to wind and then absolutely gorgeous blue skies and sun on the summit with a sea of dense clouds below us. Awesome day. | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2008 9:52 pm | ||
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