Before going hiking, be sure to find out whether the peak you are climbing is the true highest point, or just the edge of the crater. |
Articles by James M. Clash |
Usually amateur climbers are very unlikely to climb to the top of the mountain, so when they reach a certain height (usually the edge of the caldera), the mountain guide will tell them that there is the highest peak, and then these climbers will Get a beautiful certificate. The guides claimed that the summit of the volcano was not the highest point of the mountain, or the rim of the caldera. "This statement may be somewhat irresponsible. But according to the so-called alpine definition," said Joe Horiskey, a partner in the Oregon branch of the Mount Rainier Mountaineering Association. The summit of the volcano is often considered to be the edge of the crater."
Ironically, the American Alpine Association categorically denied this provision. Lloyd Athearn, deputy chairman of the American Alpine Association, retorted: "If this is the case, mountaineers in Mount Saint Helens will only go near a crater almost 0 meters above sea level. Can you claim to have reached the top of the peak?"
Robert Anderson is the creative director of Foote Cone Belding and a senior mountaineering guide for the UK's global adventure program. He believes that the peak of the volcano is the deception of the mountain guide. “If you don’t reach the highest point, you’re not at the top of the mountain. Without a summit, sending a certificate symbolically will only make things worse. One of the charms of climbing is the absolute nature of the peak. The highest peak is truly successful. Otherwise, it is self-deception."
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