Photos taken by climbers atop Mt. Adams when Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980.

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image showing Photos taken by climbers atop Mt. Adams when Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980.

Ok-Nerve-7538 on July 18th, 2021 at 18:06 UTC »

Man idk how I've never seen these. Really gives you a better idea of the full scope of the eruption.

Trollzilla on July 18th, 2021 at 18:08 UTC »

Sitting in shock or knocked over by shockwave?

JahMedicineManZamare on July 18th, 2021 at 19:01 UTC »

Imagine hiking for hours and reaching the peak to take a picture when suddenly the next mountain over just fucking explodes.

I'd be on my ass too.