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Standing on the large ledge where the climbing begins for the Tower Ridge route of Mt. Helen. The route follows the obvious ridge to the top of Tower 1.
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Tower 1 Couloir after several storms. The alternate way to do the complete Tower Ridge. Sept 1980
Mt. Helen. Tower 1 (with its steep West Face and the Tower Ridge route) is on the left. Tower 2 is the small blocky spire, and Tower 3 then leads to the summit.
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Joe Stern
Dec 11, 2007
“Standing on the large ledge where the climbing begins for the Tower Ridge route of Mt. Helen. The route follows the obvious ridge to the top of Tower 1.”  

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An exposed traverse on the Tower Ridge, looking down into Titcomb Basin and over to Summer Ice Lake.
Mary Erdei dealing with really stout wind at the end of the day near the top of the upper ridge. Most of the descent was done in the dark. Sept 1980
Kevin leading the first rock pitch after topping out Tower #1 Gully (9/7/2021).
Mary Erdei climbing in what would have to be described as un-favorable conditions while traversing the 'towers' on the Tower RIdge route in Sept 1980
Guy Johnson descending lower Tower Ridge after doing Tower 1 Gully in August 1990
Tower 1 Couloir after several storms. The alternate way to do the complete Tower Ridge. Sept 1980
Standing on the large ledge where the climbing begins for the Tower Ridge route of Mt. Helen. The route follows the obvious ridge to the top of Tower 1.
Mt. Helen. Tower 1 (with its steep West Face and the Tower Ridge route) is on the left. Tower 2 is the small blocky spire, and Tower 3 then leads to the summit.
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