Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Thursday, Jun. 6, 2024

We started out at 0500, but after climbing wish we would have started at 0400. We made it through the trees pretty quickly. After passing the chocolate falls, we came to the boulder field and started to encounter some snow, but we stayed out of it. When we hit the boulder field we followed a group to the left, however the better route is on the right. This ended up costing us some significant time, so recommend you stay to the right up the ridge next to the dropoff. We didn't get into the snow until just past the research station. We stopped at the research station and put on micro spikes and gators which worked well. It was a warm day and the ice started melting faster than we thought which slowed us down a bit. Had we started earlier this could have been prevented. The cornice is still very large which obscures the view of Mt. Rainier, but the rim of the mountain is visible as were Adams, Hood and Jefferson when we climbed. The snow was pretty slushy on the way down, but it made the glissading very enjoyable. My watch said total trip was 13.3 miles.