Neel's crazy life

I love backpacking! don't you? This trip was to Hidden Lake Lookout in Washington, this was my first time there, and generally this is an easy summer hike. We did attain a back-country permit from the Marble Mount Ranger Station, you can also get blue bags and a bear canister there as well. At this time of year, the hike starts out as any other summer trail, lots of greenery, little streams, and exposed roots. The trail starts at 3600 feet, and continues through switchbacks to around 4200 feet, where at this of year you will lots of melting snow. Expect post-holing with the under running streams! Thread carefully. A few bugs too! For a quick look at a topo:  https://caltopo.com/m/V5GF# Once, you past the little streams, you start on switchbacks, which eventually leads to the snow after about half a mile. The flowers were in full bloom :) At this point, the trail disappears and the angle on the snow is between 30 and 45 degrees, I highly recommend a...

Hey Folks So for me this started a long time ago in a village far far away…Desainagar, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. When growing up my dad got a view master, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-Master this had amazing  p ictures of Mt Saint Helens. I looked at these with awe, and the majesty of this volcano just called me. Fast forward my life, I found myself in the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by volcanoes and peaks. A childhood dream! One of my goals for this year was to climb Mt St Helens, the Winter route, Worms flows. Our little group talked about this for a while, and a weather window showed up on Mar 23, 2019. My friend Isaac, booked Lone Fir, and we had dinner at the place talking gear and excitedly looking forward to this hike. I carried spikes, crampons, ice axe and a helmet along with all my other essential gear. The reports of soft snow, hard ice, made me prepare for anything. I spend a good amount time studying the topo and “m...