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scoleda t1_iwfz5f4 wrote

Reply to Mount St. Helens, Washington [3694x5448] [OC] by willweggy

I have ran around this thing in a day. It’s much bigger than people think and has different climate zones. The other side of the mountain looks starkly different still and those valleys are still really soft.

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EspressoVagabond t1_iwfwlqz wrote

Reply to comment by StatusSea5409 in Mount St. Helens, Washington [3694x5448] [OC] by willweggy

Sledding wouldn't end well because you can't really control a sled in the same way you can control skis (things like slowing, stopping, turning...), and it's a very long way down. If you were to hike up you'd carry an ice axe with you, which would help you stop in case you started slipping down. One common way of descending peaks like this is called glissading—which is just a technical term for sliding down on your butt and using your ice axe to control speed.

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TheOneCommenter t1_iwfl6vp wrote

Reply to comment by Ravenclaw_14 in Mount St. Helens, Washington [3694x5448] [OC] by willweggy

I mean… most tourists visit in summer/spring, and most go to the mountain based on where you “should” go, so head to the viewpoints and the visitor center. This will give you the same photo from everyone. There aren’t many people going around the mountain, nor in other seasons.

So yeah, this is a rare look, and I like it

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