Trip Date: July 25, 1988
Mount St. Helens Day Climb
Monitor Ridge
Mount Saint Helens aka Loowit (8365/8321 ft – post-eruption)
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Trip Report Summary
Region: Southern Washington Cascades
Sub-Region: Mount St. Helens Massif
Area: Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
Starting & Ending Point: Climber’s Bivouac parking lot at end of Road 830 (Elev. 3800 feet)
Summit: Mt. St. Helens (off-trail hike & rock scramble & snow climb via Monitor Ridge)
Approximate Stats: 8 miles traveled; 4600 feet gained & lost.
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Kelly, Craig, and Gary At Base Of Mountain
Rest Stop On Talus Rib
Mt Adams From Mt St Helens
Looking Up Talus Rib
Hiking Up Talus Rib
Booting Up Snowfields
Booting Up Snowfields
Group On Crater Rim
Looking West Along On Crater Rim
Looking East Along Crater Rim
Cater Mound From Rim
Climbers standing on crater rim of Mount St Helens
Layered Rock In Crater
Mt Rainier and Spirit Lake From Crater Rim