Mountain climbers walking through the snow

Hikers climbing the side of a mountain in the snow

Side view of Mount St Helens during sunset

Mt. St. Helens Guided Climb

Max 6 people Strenuous difficulty Intermediate experience

Overview

Make Mt. St. Helens your first volcano summit and do it under a professional guide to learn the skills to summit with confidence. From the top you can see Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Adams on a sunny day, and even see down into the crater below you!

Please note that these dates are tentative and will be confirmed as soon as the guiding company secures permits for the climb. This trip requires a minimum of 3 people to run.

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Cody S

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Cody has 6 years of Backpacking, Climbing, Mountaineering and Skiing in the Pacific North West, South West and parts of Europe. His education and certifications include: Mazamas ICS, Wilderness First Responder, AMGA Single Pitch Instructor, AIARE Level 2, BA Sociology from the PSU.

Itinerary

Day 1: Mt. St. Helens Summit

Start out with your guide and summit this iconic mountain. It's a strenuous adventure, but at the end, you'll have summited one of Washington's five volcanoes.

Climbers will need to be in decent physical condition in order to climb 4,500 feet in five miles in one day. Plan on it taking 12 hours round trip. Permits to climb this mountain sell out within hours each season, but with a guide, you can get up the mountain to the rim of the crater.

You will need equipment such as an ice axe, crampons, and hard-shell or wind jacket in addition to your regular hiking gear. Once booked, your guides will provide you with a detailed gear list. Lots of gear is available to rent.

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All meals

Alcoholic beverages

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Transfers

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Accommodation

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Travel insurance

Personal gear

Luggage transfers

Do not forget to arrange for the requisite passport, visa and travel insurance, if you are booking an international trip.

We try our best to ensure accurate and up-to-date guide information, but in some cases this may change due to emergencies or other unforeseen guide scheduling challenges. In any case, another highly-rated, certified guide with similar experience would lead your trip and you will be kept informed of any such case.