u/Cam_CSX_

I’ve been wanting to Summit some peaks in the pacific northwest for some time now, but since I live in other parts of the country I have to figure out how to get from the Seattle/Portland airports to the trailhead.

I’m a college student so I’m on a budget and I am pretty good are throwing together barebones travel itineraries that get me up mountains pretty cheaply. The obvious choice of a rental car is quite cost prohibitive especially since I’m younger than most policies allow. It is such a burden that the rental car makes up for more than 50% of the entire trip cost including flights. It is literally cheaper to fly to another country in Central America to trek and climb volcanos than a few states away because of their cheap buses and accommodations etc around popular mountain locations.

Do people know of any alternatives that for example could get me from Portland to St Helens? Is there a method or place of acquiring ride shares with other climbers that people have found useful?