"Holy cow, it's incredible," said Racine, who is normally assigned to the Johnston Ridge Observatory on the other side of the volcano. "It's hard to describe." Racine joined a group of rangers, ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Mount St. Helens climbing permits go on sale for the 2011 climbing season beginning 9:00 a.m. Feb. 1, 2011 on Mount St Helens Institute's website at mshinstitute.org. These permits ...

• About 14,500 people a year climb Mount St. Helens though the vast majority — about 13,000 — do so in the summer. • About 1,500 people climb the volcano during the winter season of Nov. 1 to March 31 ...

Mount St. Helens has a way of taking first-timers by surprise. She baits you. She starts you off on a cool, wooded trail, then gently nudges you past the tree line and onto the ridge that runs up her ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The sun has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest, but permits to climb Mount St. Helens have already sold out. The Columbian reports ...