Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club
Seattle MAC - Alpine Scramble - Mount St. Helens/Monitor Ridge
Join MAC for a scramble of a peak or summit in the Cascades which includes travel on rock, snow slopes, or has sections of steep off-trail terrain that is not easily categorized (such as scree, dirt, heather, etc). This trip has prerequisites, see leader's notes for details.
Contacts
- Sat, Jun 29, 2024 — Sun, Jun 30, 2024
- Seattle Youth Outreach Committee
- Youth
- Adults
- Strenuous 4, Technical 2
- Challenging
- Mileage: 9.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,700 ft
- High Point Elevation: 9,677 ft
- 2 (8 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- Meet at the SPC at 9:00 am.
- Group Carpool Link
- We will be camping at the Climber's Bivouac Trailhead on Saturday night and starting the ascent from there Sunday morning at 5am.
Prerequisites:
- WFA course/badge.
Participants should be aware that this is a strenuous hike. We will be starting early in the morning and hiking through the day. Expect the total hike time to take between 9 and 10 hours. The first few miles are through trees, but the majority of the hike is fully exposed to the sun. There are no water sources on the trail, so we will be carrying all our water for the day.
For more specific details on the hike, check out these resources:
Mount St. Helens/Monitor Ridge
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USGS Mt St Helens
Green Trails Mount St Helens NVM No. 332S - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
Camping Gear for one night
- Tent
- Sleeping Bag
Hiking Gear
- Daypack
- Hiking shoes/boots
- Windbreaker/jacket for the summit
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Headlamp
- Sunscreen
- 5 Liters of Water
- Snacks and Lunch for the hike
- Hiking Poles (Optional)