Mt St Helens or anything else this Sunday 3/21

[ktschmid]

Hi I'm new to mountaineering and after taking a couple classes (PCC's Alpine Mountaineering course) would love to go climb something this Sunday,

 

Does anyone else want to get a Helen's climb in before you have to pay $20 for the permits, maybe Worm Flows?

 

Also are you ok with going up with someone who hikes a lot but is new to mountaineering? i just moved here from the east coast, and i don't really know anyone else who climbs....yet

 

I'd be happy to climb something else that can be done in a long day, isn't too too far from portland, and is appropriate for a n00b, aka not too technical, though i can belay 5.11 without issue

 

You can PM me or email me at ktschmid AT gmail dot com, thanks

 

-Karl

[Frikadeller]

Well, You might check the weather, storms are supposed to blow in tonite, and get really shitty sunday.

 

But if you like hiking in a whiteout, then go for it. Just stay away from the summit cornice, because it's a long fall into the crater.

[nhluhr]

ktschmidt, I'd go out with you, but lets choose something mellow for starters. Like Frikadeller alluded to, there are a lot of ways to get yourself in trouble!

[ktschmid]

weather!!! now with the road closed to adams and helens with no chance of being plowed until NEXT WINTER, i'm wondering what kind of mountains i might be able to climb which are non-technical, fun, and perhaps have glaciers somewhere on them so that they qualify to get me into the Mazamas (this will give me a better chance to get on some of their climbs).

 

oh yeah and also the roads are clear to the trailhead. also important.

 

i imagine old snowy and ives peaks are pretty snowed in atm too.

 

and yeah i'm gonna wait till the avy level drops too.

 

any recommendations?