Mount Saint Helens Summit

August 18, 2020 first time summiting!

[@howardmishne4840]

Great job! I’ve been there twice and it is my favorite place on earth. The view coming over the crest at the top takes your breath away.

[@trialentrepreneur4019]

Great footage! Mount Saint Helens is stunning

[@yvonnegreen5169]

You guys are awesome. You inspire us. Well done 👏.

[@mollyweeks5438]

My dad is 65 years old and beat us to the top!

[@patricktimothy8354]

Thank you for making this!Sadly,I couldn't make it to 2 of the visitor centers a few weeks ago and only got to see glimpses of Mount St.Hellens. I didn't have a permit to hike up to the top anyway. I did get some epic views of it from my hike on Mount Rainier (Paradise area)the next day and during my flights to and from Seattle. I can't wait to spend a few days around Mount St.Hellens and get a better feel for it and to soak in the beauty and solitude around the area.

[@activeanonymous5014]

Whoa, so cool! Would Definitely like to hike this. Awesome vid

[@rejapgee]

Fabulous!🌋 (Adams, Rainier and Hood a lovely bonus, by the way👌)

[@douglasrodrigues8361]

I hiked it to the rim on July 8th. Shouldn't have done the hike because the metal and screws in my left hip from wrecking my motorcycle two years earlier was almost debilitating. I wouldn't recommend this hike for anyone with similar physical limitations, i.e. full range of motion in only one leg. My 77 year age didn't help matters either, but at least I accomplished the climb. Coming down over the smaller upper boulder piles was worse than going up.

[@mollyweeks5438]

Good job for what you did get done!! My dad is 66 and beat us to the top!

[@douglasrodrigues8361]

@@mollyweeks5438 if your dad hiked it on July 8th, he would have been the guy who told me that he thought he would have been the oldest guy hiking. I remember him.😀

[@mollyweeks5438]

@@douglasrodrigues8361 we hiked it on August 18, 2020!

[@tyw7205]

We went just yesterday, extremely hard hike but worth the view. Looks like you guys also hiked in the sun. The sun can be horrible when hiking through multiple patches of boulders and gravel/ash! Definitely worth the trip though.

[@mollyweeks5438]

Yes it definitely takes it out of you! Good job! It’s a great accomplishment!!

[@tyw7205]

@@mollyweeks5438 I agree! I’ll have to try Adams or Rainier next.

[@mollyweeks5438]

@@tyw7205 Adams is def on my list!

[@aniamadamag]

Good job you guys are awesome

[@mollyweeks5438]

Thanks!

[@kristaweeks3837]

Awesome!!!! 👍🏻

[@Jo-bt1rc]

Hello, I planung to hike in 2024 July to the Mt. St. Helens summit. Which route did you use? Where did you park your vehicle? And so forth. Thanks a lot. Best regards.

[@mollyweeks5438]

Hi there! I’m not sure if the trails name but we parked at climbers bivouac. You just drive up towards the mountain and it ends at an easy to find parking lot. You can’t miss the trail! Some people can also camp up there by the parking lot. I suggest starting early, bringing lots of water and sunscreen!

[@isaacdrake]

9:32 flowing water.

[@treyfisse3230]

So awesome! Dude I could never climb in shorts. Right on! That is a beautiful view. Can you set camp at say 8:32?

[@mollyweeks5438]

You can only camp below the tree line which is within the first two miles

[@tyw7205]

There is a little camping site around the ~1 to ~1.5 mile mark in the trees. Its a big open area and looks like people have used it before

[@lindasteinbock-badgley6751]

Awesome video! We are going this summer…did you find the gloves helpful and if so, what gloves do you have? I’m not much of a pole gal so I use my hands a lot.

[@mollyweeks5438]

Yes! I highly recommend gloves for the bouldering! I just got some work gloves

[@lindasteinbock-badgley6751]

@@mollyweeks5438 thanks!

[@kyliemmb]

OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS I DID THIS ON THE EXACT SAME DAY AS YOU. Like, no joke😳

[@mollyweeks5438]

It was a beautiful day!! Such an accomplishment!

[@kyliemmb]

@@mollyweeks5438 ikr?!? Windy but gorgeous/stunning!

[@kellyflood8136]

I realize I can probably Google this, or use All Trails, etc., but what trailhead did you start at and what trail took you up to summit, please??

[@mollyweeks5438]

I’m pretty sure it’s called Ptarmigan trail. It’s the summer route. It’s SUPER easy to find. I think alltrails says it’s 8.2 miles and 4500ish feet elevation

[@tyronesmith3812]

When the trail ended and you got to the big ass rocks how did you know where to go? I didn't see a marked trail or anything

[@mollyweeks5438]

They have big wooden posts you follow. Sometimes they’re hard to see but they guide you all the way

[@srosenow98]

Even though this video is a year-old I wanted to point out that the object that is called a "weather station " is actually a seismic monitoring station. It does not monitor weather. :)

[@qrcodeguy5669]

Lady with her hands on her knees after the forest part? Ya she ain’t making it up

[@BackcountryRenegade]

Very nice hike. What route was this

[@stevendaniel8126]

Wow.....

[@jeradweeks]

💪🏻😎👍🏻

[@robertowarren7007]

Looks like another bubble is forming

[@kellyflood8136]

Also, recommendation for gloves? I have mtb gloves, work gloves.........

[@mollyweeks5438]

I just bought a 3 pack of work gloves from Costco for each of us! Nothing special. Could even use garden gloves

[@ahmcarri]

i did this climb it was glorious

[@rdnugent1]

How long did the entire hike take you?

[@mollyweeks5438]

9 hours total

[@rdnugent1]

@@mollyweeks5438 Thanks! I am slated to climb with a group on Sunday. I think the biggest worry for me is the boulder field. Is it constant on all fours for hours at a time or is there some intermittent walking in between?

[@mollyweeks5438]

@@rdnugent1 no, there are some paths you walk between rocks, rocks that look like steps and then sometimes climbing over them! I would recommend having gloves but they aren’t required, just easier on your hands and trekking poles helped a ton in the ash! You’ll be fine, just take it slow! We started at sunrise to give ourselves enough time .. also, sometimes the route is hard to find so just keep following the white wooden posts they’ve placed amongst the rocks! It’s easy to get off route

[@ddone1583]

@@mollyweeks5438 You are so slow! You should have stayed at home.

[@tyw7205]

@@ddone1583 No, 9 hours is about average. Our group took 10 hours so they went faster than us, Average is 5 hours up, 4 down.