I, Greg, and six others hiked to Unicorn Peak to practice rock climbing. Sharon had a serious accident on this trek. We were on the way back from improving our belay skills and encountered the steep slope of snow that we had climbed up on the way to Unicorn. Sharon started down the slope first and when she when into self arrest her ice ax popped out of her hands. She had planted it into ice. She lost control and slid to the shale rocks below hitting hard and bouncing. I was stunned. I slid down to her and Greg was right behind me. We administered first aid and painfully she walked out. That was a near disaster.
Doug makes his way past the same pond.
Susie (last), Doug, Greg, Sharon, unknown, and unknown make their way up the steep half mile chute.
The chute becomes a steep, 40-degree snow slope.
The top of the snow slope is where Sharon began her glissade.
The rocks on the left are what stopped her glissade.
Someone forgot his ice axe.
Just below Unicorn's summit block is the saddle where we had lunch.
L to R: Doug, Greg, Sharon, unknown, unknown (is that Paul, Sharon's younger brother?).
Looking south toward pre-eruption Mount St. Helens.
We made our way around the east side to gain access to the summit.
I wonder who took this photo of Doug, John, Susie, and Sharon?
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