July 27, 2013 Silver 10.5 miles 4,500 feet gained
Second time volunteering as a mountain steward on a Guided Climb with the Mt. St. Helens Institute. Started at 6:30am at climber's bivouac and finished at 5:15pm. We summited at 12:30pm. This climb was awesome. Definitely not enough snow left to glissade safely so we descended on the scree and boulder fields. I could feel it in my knees even with careful cli...