thefritz Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Trip: Mount Saint Helens - Swift Creek/Worm Flows Route Date: 1/22/2011 Trip Report: Went up just today to check out the conditions and get some beta for a group climb next weekend. The roads are generally passable with most vehicles, some stray snow but nothing challenging for any all-wheel-drive. Slippery at night once it refroze. The snow is rather unconsolidated, and on a warm day like today that meant a lot of postholing. I would definitely recommend snowshoes, but you can probably stash them when it gets steep. Leaving early is probably a good idea as well. I only reached 4800 ft but the groups coming down from above said that the conditions on the faces above were icy, and several groups were turned back because they didn't bring crampons. The only team I talked to that made the summit today had both snowshoes and crampons. The glissading was apparently excellent. Climb safe! Fritz Gear Notes: Recommend snowshoes and crampons. Quote
dirtysouth Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 any pics? i'm heading up on tues and would love to see what conditions look like. Quote
thefritz Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 yep, pics here: http://www.fritzcapell.org/Photos/index.php?dir=Other_Hikes_and_Climbs/2011-01-22-Saint_Helens_Scouting Quote
Teh Phuzzy Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Real icy and wet towards the top on Sunday. The glissading down lower was reeeeeeal nice Quote
Imran Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Did you make it up to St. Helens on Tuesday? I am hoping to get up there over the weekend and am not sure what conditions are like. Quote
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