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August 19, 2001 - Mount St. Helens
Elevation Gain: 4500 ft
Time (RT): All damn day!
Distance (RT): ~9 miles
Difficulty: Strenuous
  • Mount St. Helens Climbing Info
  • Mount St. Helens @ Seattle P-I

    Related Books:
    Hiking Mount St. Helens
    100 Hikes in Washington's South Cascades and Olympics

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    Leaving the treeline

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    The start of the
    boulder scramble

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    Up, up, up!

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    View from one of
    the (many) rest stops.

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    Damon and Krishna
    in front of Mt. Adams

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    Daria and Emily
    scramblin'

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    Linda and Amy,
    speed demons!

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    The moon-like
    landscape

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    Emily and L'Amy climb
    up ash and scree.

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    This place is incredible!

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    Go, Gopal, Go!

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    Emily, Daria, and Gopal
    trudge up the final
    1000 feet - all ash

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    Damon, Krishna, and Chris
    make the final push!

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    Chris full of pep -
    or is that Pepto®?

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    Steve at the crater rim

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    The Lava Dome

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    Snow near the dome

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    The girls are happy
    now that their
    bladders are empty.

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    L'Amy uses the
    "squinting method" to
    keep ash out of the eyes.

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    Team Goofball
    starts the descent

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    Permanent snowfield

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    Daria leading
    the way down

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    Making our way down
    through the boulders

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    And we're done!

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    A look back at the
    volcano from the trailhead

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    Damon goggles at the lava dome.

    All photos Copyright © Chris Duval