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Friends That Hike - Mount Saint Helens (2021)

07.03.2021 Mount Saint Helens via the Monitor Ridge Climbing Route Top elevation: 8,366' Vert: 4,666' Mileage: 10 Continuing with our Friends That Hike PNW tour we decided to climb Mount Saint Helens (and Mount Adams) during our long 3 day weekend. MSH is an active stratovolcano located in Washington State in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It is located 52 miles northeast of Portland and 98 miles south of Seattle. The Monitor Ridge Route is the primary route used by climbers in the summer months, during the winter the Worms Flow Route is used. This is a non-technical scramble that gains 4,541' of vert in just under 5 miles. Most climbers complete the hike in 7-12 hours, Robin and I managed to complete it in 6.5 hours. This route begins at the Climbers Bivouac trailhead located South of the Volcano. The trailhead sits at 3,700'. This trail can be easily divided into 3 sections: 1) Forest, 2) Boulder Field, and 3) Vertical Beach. Forest: Start on the Ptarmigan Trail #216A , you'll follow this trail for 2.25 miles to timberline with an elevation gain of 1,100'. The trail gently meanders through beautiful lush forest, which you'll really appreciate on the way back down once you hit the tree cover to escape the beating sun later in the day. Once you get to timberline you'll have reached an elevation of 4,800'. Boulder Field: Once above timberline, you'll follow Monitor Ridge. On this section you'll climb roughly 2,200' through lava flows, loose pumice and ash, and lots of boulders. This section requires gloves and both use of your hands. Take great care and watch your footing as one bad slip/trip can cause a serious injury. You'll follow large wooden posts to about 7,000'. Once you reach the GPS station you'll be able to see the last 1,300' all the way to the crater rim. Vertical Beach: The last 1,300' are unmarked, because it's pretty much just a straight shot up to the crater rim. This final section is covered in loose rock, pumice, and ash. Just about the worst kind of trail you can ask for on the steepest section of this climb. For every step up you take, you slide back down a half of step. Just take your time and pace your self and you'll eventually get there. When you finally reach the crater rim you'll be disappointed that you've only reached the false summit. Most folks will call it a day and consider any section on the crater rim the summit, but I would have to kindly disagree. Once you crest the crater rim, look left and you'll see a trail that hugs the crater rim all the way to the highest point of the rim, the true summit. Follow that trail for about a quarter of a mile until you reach the highest point. The views on both the false summit and the true summit were breathtaking. We were standing above a sea of clouds with Mount Rainier to the north, Mount Adams to the east, and Mount Hood to the south. When you look down you'll be able to see all the way into the crater with smoke bellowing out from the center. We spent a good 3 hours on the summit trying to fathom the events that happened 41 years ago. Mount Saint Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 and lost 1,300' of its cinder cone leaving a 1 mile wide horseshoe-shaped crater. It was wild and so awe-inspiring. On your descent take care to stay on route, a slight detour can put you way off route at timberline. Red tape: Between Nov. 1 & March 31, climbing permits are self-issued and available at the trailhead. Between April 1 & Oct. 31 permits are limited in number and purchased online in advance. All climbers and hikers above 4,800' on Mount St. Helens are required to have a climbing permit year round. Happy Trails! #friendsthathikePNW #doepicshit Music provided by: "Early Morning Breakup" by Daniel Birch From the FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY "The Aural Rear-view Mirror I" by Christian H. Soetemann From the FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY "The Aural Rear-view Mirror III" by Christian H. Soetemann From the FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY "Thirteen" by Lex Villena From the FreeMusicArchive.org, CC BY Additional Music Provided by Alaskan Tapes - https://alaskantapes.com Little Untitled #2