The first recorded ascent was made in July 1805 by Captain Urey Lisianski of the Imperial Russian Navy [REF].
The Mt. Edgecumbe Trail is roughly 11 km (7 miles), ascending through taiga and muskeg before becoming steep and ending in a barren landscape of snow and red volcanic ash above the treeline, at about 2,000 feet, with sign-posts directing hikers toward the crater rim [REF].