First summit climb request

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Chip Down
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Re: First summit climb request

Post by Chip Down » September 11th, 2022, 2:34 pm

jpalladino wrote:
September 6th, 2022, 4:30 pm
adamschneider wrote:
September 6th, 2022, 1:10 pm
If you're looking to climb a big mountain, the best ones for beginners are Mt. St. Helens and South Sister. They require no special training or equipment.
Thank you for your suggestions. I'll give one of those a try
They're both amazing. Do both!

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retired jerry
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Re: First summit climb request

Post by retired jerry » September 11th, 2022, 3:13 pm

yeah, those are both great summits

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Re: First summit climb request

Post by sgyoung » September 26th, 2022, 9:40 pm

retired jerry wrote:
September 11th, 2022, 3:13 pm
yeah, those are both great summits
MSH was my first volcano summit and remains my favorite. It's pretty awesome to look into the crater, and the views of the surrounding big summits are great too. After that I did South Sister and it was almost as cool :D

All this to say that I agree with these two (in either order) as the entry point for volcano summits. Mt McLoughlin is nice and seeing Shasta looming to the south was cool, but my wife and I did because we happened to be in Medford for other reasons. I wouldn't make it a top priority unless it's convenient for you to get there.

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