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Winter Scramble - Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows

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Winter Scramble - Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows

Overnight winter/spring scramble of MSHs. Camping above Chocolate Falls. Priority to Kitsap students. Will convert to day climb on Sunday, if there's bad weather on Saturday.

Contacts

Nathan Starr
Nathan Starr
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
  • Strenuous 5, Winter Scramble, Technical 3
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 12.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 5,500 ft
  • Pace: 1,000 ft/hr
Saturday 10 am: Meet at the Trailhead (Marble Mountain Sno-Park). 
Hike 2.5 miles and ascend 1,400 ft to basecamp in upper trees above Chocolate Falls (4,000 ft).
Set up Camp and go part way up mountain to assess conditions.
Sunday start climb around sunrise depending on snow conditions.
Goal is to reach summit around when the snow is soft enough for glissading, but not too soft. 
Push to summit rim (8282 ft) should take 4-hrs
Back to camp (approximately): Between Noon and 2 pm.
Back to cars: Between 3 pm and 5 pm.
Optional dinner in Kalama or Centralia
Meeting place and time

10 am Saturday morning Trailhead (Marble Mountain Sno-Park)

Saturday 10 am: Meet at the Trailhead (Marble Mountain Sno-Park). 

Route/Place

Mount St. Helens/Worm Flows


  • USGS Mt St Helens
    Green Trails Mount St Helens NVM No. 332S
    Green Trails Mt St Helens NW No. 364S
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Helmet
  • Crampons
  • Snowshoes
  • Ice Axe
  • Mountaineering Boots
  • Winter overnight camping gear list to be emailed

Check with leader for any additional group gear or required equipment specific to trip location

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