St Helens through the Forest St Helens View Opens Up View of Mount Hood St Helens Cloud Panorama Adams with Lenticular Clouds Yesterday's Ski Tracks Final Steps to the Crater Rim Matt Reaching Crater Rim Amar & Matt at the Crater Rim Western Part of Crater Rim Crater and Lava Dome Crater Rim and Mount Rainier Resting with a View of Adams St Helens Seismic Station St Helens Contrail Panorama Snowboarding with Poles The Truncated Cone of St Helens

A powerful southwest wind was ripping over the crater rim, threatening to blow any loose items (or standing people) over the 2000 ft (600 m) drop to the crater floor. I hunkered down to wait for Matt, who soon appeared out of the distance below.