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seano - Oct 30, 2014 3:00 pm - Hasn't voted
First ascentFWIW, I believe it's Elias *Pearce*, not Pierce, who made the FA, probably via Avalanche Gulch, on August 14, 1854. See e.g. http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/out/cli/rec2.htm
molliej - Jul 21, 2015 9:10 am - Hasn't voted
Re: First ascentIndeed, wikipedia confirms.
psycholoco - Jul 5, 2017 2:05 pm - Hasn't voted
Summit PassesWas up there 7/4/17. 3-day summit passes are currently $25. I believe annual passes are still $30.
owl_of_minerva - Apr 13, 2023 11:22 am - Hasn't voted
broken linkthe website http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/shastatrinity/index.shtml no longer resolves at all. Visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/stnf for general Shasta info and https://www.shastaavalanche.org/#/all for Shasta Avalanche information.