Mount St. Helens - Worm Flows Route — Monday, May. 7, 2018

Summited St. Helens this Monday. We left the trailhead at 5AM and summited at 10AM with a decent amount of breaks. My group of 5 made it to the false summit, but only 2 of us split off to traverse to the true summit. Microspikes can get you to the false summit if you have an ice axe or poles for support, but crampons are necessary for this section. It is extremely sunny above the cloudline so bring sunscreen and sunglasses. Round trip with true summit is 13.5 miles. Glissading down was a blast! You can drop over 4000ft of elevation back to the trees. Snowshoes brought but not needed. It is very slushy up and down so start as early as you can.