We climbed to the summit at 12,280 feet and did the climb in one day almost climbing 7000 vertical!
It was a slow start we left Browns Point around 4pm, but traffic was terrible and we got lost finding the place to purchase the climbing permits and then the campground. We arrived to the campground at midnight and woke up at 3:30am started climbing around 4am made the summit at 11:30am left the summit around 12:15pm and made it back to the car around 3:30pm. Left the campground at 4pm and were back to browns point by 9pm. It was a whirlwind trip with minimal sleep but a great time!
Cool picture of St. Helens with the sunrise
Mike after the hike on the way down with Adams in the background
A look from the true summit at the false summit
Looking down the fields we glissaded
I was breaking down a hiking pole, funny how it turned out
Me and Paolo at 4 am getting started
Paolo hiking up
Rainier from the summit
St. Helens from the summit
Me at the summit
Paolo, Mike and I at the summit with Rainier in the background
Paolo after the summit on the way back down with Adams in the background
Me after the summit on the way back down with Adams in the background
Mike and I in the morning
Me and Paolo on the way up
Me climbing
View down the valley below
Paolo with Ice Axe
Mike at the Summit
My left pinky was a casualty when glissading
A look up from the trail at the false and true summits
Cool look down to the snowfields, we started the hike before the snow even starts in patches
Paolo with the Go Pro with me in the background
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