Kurt Gunter and his sons, Jon, 16, and Tim, 19, peer into the crater of Mount St. Helens. They are from Chicago and planned a visit around the climb. (Photo by Jamie Francis)

Thirty-six registered from Washington state, 23 from Oregon. Eight came from Michigan, eight from Minnesota, six from North Carolina, four from British Columbia, four from California, three from Illinois, three from Colorado, two from Utah and one each from Arizona, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. One other came all the way from Austria.