Thirty-six Views of Mount St Helens

On January 1st, we came to this mountain to check some equipment in the snow. Unexpectedly, the road was closed way before the snow, so we should turn back. To make our visit not completely empty, we hiked couple hours enjoying the view of St Helens. I . . . → Continue reading Thirty-six Views of Mount St Helens

Ancient Volcanic Glory

My first non-winter visit to Mt St Helen was at the end of March 2015. Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano about 100 km south of Seattle. History of its activity is fresh even from human point of view, not only from volcanic ones. In 1980 . . . → Continue reading Ancient Volcanic Glory

AT skiing on Mt St Helens

A week ago we spent day on Mt St Helens slopes. Last years we did it several times already, but this mountain is worth it. If at out first winter climb on St Helens we were alone on the whole mountain, this time the parking lot . . . → Continue reading AT skiing on Mt St Helens

Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day two

Read here about day one!

Next day we waked up at 5 am to climb Mt Helens. Sun was promised, but unfortunately for us they also add -15C to weather conditions. And it was for town at day time, not for summit with it 2500 . . . → Continue reading Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day two

Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one

Mt St Helens is a volcano on the south part of Washington state. 30 years ago it was close to 3000 meters of heights (2950 actually), but in 1980 it violently exploded and now we have only 2550 meters of mountain and mile wide crater . . . → Continue reading Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one