[TR] St. Helens - Weirdness continues Worm Flows 4/25/2004

[Blake]

Climb: St. Helens - Weirdness continues 4/25-Worm Flows

 

Date of Climb: 4/25/2004

 

Trip Report:

 

Hiked St. Helens, skied down in the slush. It was very warm, and super crowded. There were mobs of folks everywhere, including some oddballs. There were reports of a naked telemarker skiing from the summit, and some middle aged ladies who dropped-trou to take a leak amidst the mob of 30+ people on the summit. We should have summited and decended earlier to hit better snow.

 

 

 

Gear Notes:

alpine skis for coming down. Crampons, axe, and snowshoes were left in the car,and it was the right decision.

 

Approach Notes:

good bootpack up, got real slushy by 12:00

[Skip_M._Kliphiem]

Wow, that's the strangest thing I've ever heard...middle aged ladies taking a pee. Glad I changed my mind about skiing there this weekend.

[lummox]

not really the kind of wetness i prefer. but who the hell am i kidding: i would take any woman that would have me. old ladies shaking loose drops

[peteg]

Great photos of St Helens. I, unfortunately, lost my camera on the decent that same day 4/25. If anyone reading this found a fuji 1.2 meg camera in one of my face plants, you can keep it; but I would love to get the Memory card back since it has the pix of my son's climb. Thanks for anyones help.

[Blake]

I heard someone else lost a pair of snowshoes that day.

[gapertimmy]

looks like there were more people on st. helens than those skiing at bachy, might as well put a chair lift up the side of that thing!

[AllYouCanEat]

looks like there were more people on st. helens than those skiing at bachy, might as well put a chair lift up the side of that thing!

 

But a snowmobile is so much more fun.