• Introduction
  
• Climbing Permit System
• Permit Fee Structure
• Climbing Season Information
• Registration Process
• Fireside Chats
  

Fireside Chats

The Mount St. Helens Institute will provide a series of Friday and Saturday evening campfire programs for climbers this summer at Climber’s Bivouac in July and August.   These Fireside Chats are presentations by MSHI Recreation and Interpretive Guides.    The presentations will give climbers a sense of the scientific discoveries being made at Mount St Helens, the logistics of the climb and some safety tips. 

Topics will include the pre-eruption landscape, biological recovery, wildlife, the lava dome and the current eruption, and climbing safety.  Docents will also field questions from climbers.    Climbers are asked to bring their own seating to the Chat.  We are very excited about providing this educational opportunity to climbers, and we hope that you will join us for a fun and informative evening!