Route Climbed: Avalanch Gulch Date Climbed: Sep 02, 2005
Reached summit with Ritesh (Tau) in great weather. Had the summit to ourselves, met only 2 other climbers on the summit plateau. Winds were moderate. we climbed the biggest chute to the right of the Red Banks and also descended through it. Snow was quite firm in the morning and didn't see too much rockfall. We had tried climbing Casaval Ridge in April but conditions were much more difficult then. Overall a great climb and Shasta is a great mountain.
Route Climbed: Avy Gulch Date Climbed: August 8, 2005
Great weather, solo hike starting from bunny flat at 3:20, summited at 9:30, back to the car around 1pm. For a Rhode Islander, this mountain was a treat.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 18 August 2005
I got it on my 2nd try. The first time I had to turn back due to weather on memorial day weekend 2005. I started at horse camp this time and made it to the summit in 51/2 hours. I was the first one on top and had the summit to myself for about a 1/2 hour. What a great mountain.
Route Climbed: West Face Gully Date Climbed: February 2004
Skinned up @ 3AM or so from Bunny Flat. Picked up my partner (Nice French fellow on Rando gear, his name eludes me) in the basin at the base of the West Face Gully. We skinned up but had to kick steps for the last 500' or so. I don't recall if we used crampons or not. We ended up leaving our skis at the top of Misery Hill, before the summit block. The skiing down Misery Hill is the worst I've ever done - complete survival snowboarding for me, and I am a very competent steep-chute snowboarder. The exact opposite of fun. Recommend crampons & feet for this section, leave your skis at the base of Misery.
West Face Gully itself was an endless beautiful run and the highlight of the trip. Back at the car by 4pm, after French fellow took an hour or so to pack up his overnight gear at his base camp. 4:00 PM or so return? 11+ hours RT.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 1/July/2005
We had 33 climbers from Venture Crew 249 Moraga California and Troop 341 Oakland California. We divided the group into four groups to keep the team size at 10 or below. The day was glorious and the weather perfect. We had 22 successful summiters out of the group, but all accomplished our goal of "taking a look at the mountain."
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 6,7
Camped at horse camp (7880 ft). Started summit bid at 1:30 am and summitted at around 10:45 am. Able to glissade most of the way down. Humbling experience! Great mountain! wonderful people! Will go again!
Got blown off last year, came back and just cruised it. Route still in great shape but it is getting hot down at Lake Helen. Alpine start at 3, summit at 9:30, back at car 3p. The stone causeway to Horse Camp is total bullshit and it just ruined me and everyone else I spoke to! Other than the spine and toe compressing walk down to Horse Camp it was a perfect trip, sun, summit and satisfaction! Go now if you are thinking about Shasta this year...time is running out!!
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulche - Misery Hill Date Climbed: July 30 2005
2.26amstart from Horse Camp, over the Scree and up to Helen Lake. Met "eggheadsherpa" at Misery Hill and reached summit at 10.28. Stayed for 45 mins while the clouds came in, and glissaded most of the way down. back to the car at Bunny Flat for 3pm.
Route Climbed: Avalanch Gully Date Climbed: 1994ish
This was my first climbing experience. Got turned back at red banks on a guided trip during a white out, then went back solo and summited the next week.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: July 30, 2005
Climbed from the Bunny Flat TH. A helmet and an early start are essential for success. Great views from the top if it's clear. Met "chamilton" at the summit, fun to meet summitposters on the mountain.
Route Climbed: Clear Creek Date Climbed: July 23, 2005
A full day's work in the Clear Creek drainage:
After emerging from The Avenue under a full moon, I followed snow up to 12000' and proceeded up a miserable slog over loose talus until 14000'. After smugly crossing the snowfield in joining up with the AG route, I scrambled up the summit pinnacle to the right of the main trail. People, this was easily the most fun part of the trip, why would you rather walk up worn out switchbacks? Strict adherence to the path easily followed is a paradoxical approach to what is supposed to be an adventurous sport. I find it a little sad that everyone automatically takes the AG dog route, not that CC is any harder...
The summit was packed of course. I talked to a nice guy for a while and then beat it down to my own world back on CC. I enjoyed 4000' of glissading down to The Avenue, where I saw my own footprints from the way up. Imagine, solitude on Mt. Shasta...take that all you AGer's!
Route Climbed: Clear Creek Date Climbed: July 23, 2005
A full day's work in the Clear Creek drainage:
After emerging from The Avenue under a full moon, I followed snow up to 12000' and proceeded up a miserable slog over loose talus until 14000'. After smugly crossing the snowfield in joining up with the AG route, I scrambled up the summit pinnacle to the right of the main trail. People, this was easily the most fun part of the trip, why would you rather walk up worn out switchbacks? Strict adherence to the path easily followed is a paradoxical approach to what is supposed to be an adventurous sport. I find it a little sad that everyone automatically takes the AG dog route, not that CC is any harder...
The summit was packed of course. I talked to a nice guy for a while and then beat it down to my own world back on CC. I enjoyed 4000' of glissading down to The Avenue, where I saw my own footprints from the way up. Imagine, solitude on Mt. Shasta...take that all you AGer's!
Route Climbed: Bunny Flat/Horse Camp Date Climbed: June 17, 2005
Gave it a try, despite the GIANT wet snowstorm that never let up. Tried to wait it out, but no one summitted this weekend. Despite this the mountain was beautiful and I won't ever forget this magical place.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 24 July 2005
Snow down to 8500ft. Made it quickly to Horse Camp but the going was slow after that up to Helen Lake. Nice camp spot on rocks. 4am apline start the next day with perfect conditions. Snow all though the Red Banks but Misery Hill was clear. A few snow patches along the ridge 'til the summit, but no crampons or axe were needed after Red Banks. Bitter cold wind the entire day, especially up high, but clear skies. 2500ft of exhilirating glissading back to Lake Helen where we packed out and slid down another drainage until the snow ran out. Truly an amazing experience.
raj96290 - Sep 7, 2005 4:27 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanch Gulch Date Climbed: Sep 02, 2005Reached summit with Ritesh (Tau) in great weather. Had the summit to ourselves, met only 2 other climbers on the summit plateau. Winds were moderate. we climbed the biggest chute to the right of the Red Banks and also descended through it. Snow was quite firm in the morning and didn't see too much rockfall. We had tried climbing Casaval Ridge in April but conditions were much more difficult then. Overall a great climb and Shasta is a great mountain.
alpspitze - Aug 31, 2005 1:04 pm
Route Climbed: Avy Gulch Date Climbed: August 8, 2005Great weather, solo hike starting from bunny flat at 3:20, summited at 9:30, back to the car around 1pm. For a Rhode Islander, this mountain was a treat.
Smithman123 - Aug 20, 2005 8:23 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanch Gulch Date Climbed: August 13, 2005Awesome climb. Had the summit to myself on a Satuday morning for over an hour! Will certainly do this one again!
Eric L - Aug 19, 2005 8:07 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 18 August 2005I got it on my 2nd try. The first time I had to turn back due to weather on memorial day weekend 2005. I started at horse camp this time and made it to the summit in 51/2 hours. I was the first one on top and had the summit to myself for about a 1/2 hour. What a great mountain.
POWERJL - Aug 18, 2005 10:43 am
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: May 14, 1997Success at last! 2nd attempt. First time got stuck on Casaval Ridge by Wx for 2 days.
A good climb, fantastic weather (although Windy as hell on the summit!). What a beautiful mountain!
Bearcracks - Aug 17, 2005 12:57 am
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: June 28Pretty hard climb, we summited at 9:00 AM from helen lake. Very very high winds at the top made it less enjoyable, but the clear sky made up for it.
breadbox - Aug 16, 2005 3:00 am
Route Climbed: West Face Gully Date Climbed: February 2004Skinned up @ 3AM or so from Bunny Flat. Picked up my partner (Nice French fellow on Rando gear, his name eludes me) in the basin at the base of the West Face Gully. We skinned up but had to kick steps for the last 500' or so. I don't recall if we used crampons or not. We ended up leaving our skis at the top of Misery Hill, before the summit block. The skiing down Misery Hill is the worst I've ever done - complete survival snowboarding for me, and I am a very competent steep-chute snowboarder. The exact opposite of fun. Recommend crampons & feet for this section, leave your skis at the base of Misery.
West Face Gully itself was an endless beautiful run and the highlight of the trip. Back at the car by 4pm, after French fellow took an hour or so to pack up his overnight gear at his base camp. 4:00 PM or so return? 11+ hours RT.
249Eagles - Aug 15, 2005 2:02 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 1/July/2005We had 33 climbers from Venture Crew 249 Moraga California and Troop 341 Oakland California. We divided the group into four groups to keep the team size at 10 or below. The day was glorious and the weather perfect. We had 22 successful summiters out of the group, but all accomplished our goal of "taking a look at the mountain."
We'll be back.
old5ten - Aug 15, 2005 1:20 am
Route Climbed: Avalance Gulch Date Climbed: June 22nd, 20035th trip to the summit, this time with the Gazelle. Other ascents included Casaval Ridge and the Hotlum Bolam.
mountainmonk - Aug 11, 2005 3:27 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 6,7Camped at horse camp (7880 ft). Started summit bid at 1:30 am and summitted at around 10:45 am. Able to glissade most of the way down. Humbling experience! Great mountain! wonderful people! Will go again!
rocketsredglare - Aug 8, 2005 4:17 am
Route Climbed: AG Date Climbed: August 5-6, 2005Got blown off last year, came back and just cruised it. Route still in great shape but it is getting hot down at Lake Helen. Alpine start at 3, summit at 9:30, back at car 3p. The stone causeway to Horse Camp is total bullshit and it just ruined me and everyone else I spoke to! Other than the spine and toe compressing walk down to Horse Camp it was a perfect trip, sun, summit and satisfaction! Go now if you are thinking about Shasta this year...time is running out!!
Chamilton - Aug 4, 2005 3:21 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulche - Misery Hill Date Climbed: July 30 20052.26amstart from Horse Camp, over the Scree and up to Helen Lake. Met "eggheadsherpa" at Misery Hill and reached summit at 10.28. Stayed for 45 mins while the clouds came in, and glissaded most of the way down. back to the car at Bunny Flat for 3pm.
davis13 - Aug 4, 2005 1:03 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulley Date Climbed: July 2002Loads of fun and great views. Will definitly look for more technical routes if I get the chance to go back.
salad - Aug 2, 2005 7:16 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanch Gully Date Climbed: 1994ishThis was my first climbing experience. Got turned back at red banks on a guided trip during a white out, then went back solo and summited the next week.
eggheadsherpa - Aug 1, 2005 11:14 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: July 30, 2005Climbed from the Bunny Flat TH. A helmet and an early start are essential for success. Great views from the top if it's clear. Met "chamilton" at the summit, fun to meet summitposters on the mountain.
uap304 - Jul 30, 2005 9:15 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2005
Route Climbed: Clear Creek Date Climbed: July 23, 2005A full day's work in the Clear Creek drainage:
After emerging from The Avenue under a full moon, I followed snow up to 12000' and proceeded up a miserable slog over loose talus until 14000'. After smugly crossing the snowfield in joining up with the AG route, I scrambled up the summit pinnacle to the right of the main trail. People, this was easily the most fun part of the trip, why would you rather walk up worn out switchbacks? Strict adherence to the path easily followed is a paradoxical approach to what is supposed to be an adventurous sport. I find it a little sad that everyone automatically takes the AG dog route, not that CC is any harder...
The summit was packed of course. I talked to a nice guy for a while and then beat it down to my own world back on CC. I enjoyed 4000' of glissading down to The Avenue, where I saw my own footprints from the way up. Imagine, solitude on Mt. Shasta...take that all you AGer's!
Think outside the book.
uap304 - Jul 30, 2005 9:10 pm
Route Climbed: Clear Creek Date Climbed: July 23, 2005A full day's work in the Clear Creek drainage:
After emerging from The Avenue under a full moon, I followed snow up to 12000' and proceeded up a miserable slog over loose talus until 14000'. After smugly crossing the snowfield in joining up with the AG route, I scrambled up the summit pinnacle to the right of the main trail. People, this was easily the most fun part of the trip, why would you rather walk up worn out switchbacks? Strict adherence to the path easily followed is a paradoxical approach to what is supposed to be an adventurous sport. I find it a little sad that everyone automatically takes the AG dog route, not that CC is any harder...
The summit was packed of course. I talked to a nice guy for a while and then beat it down to my own world back on CC. I enjoyed 4000' of glissading down to The Avenue, where I saw my own footprints from the way up. Imagine, solitude on Mt. Shasta...take that all you AGer's!
Think outside the book.
SusanM - Jul 27, 2005 9:36 pm
Route Climbed: Bunny Flat/Horse Camp Date Climbed: June 17, 2005Gave it a try, despite the GIANT wet snowstorm that never let up. Tried to wait it out, but no one summitted this weekend. Despite this the mountain was beautiful and I won't ever forget this magical place.
cthomson - Jul 27, 2005 7:23 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: July 23, 2005Beautiful climb under a full moon- no headlamps needed! My son's first camping trip as well (7 months old- didn't summit!)
ecallahan - Jul 27, 2005 2:32 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 24 July 2005Snow down to 8500ft. Made it quickly to Horse Camp but the going was slow after that up to Helen Lake. Nice camp spot on rocks. 4am apline start the next day with perfect conditions. Snow all though the Red Banks but Misery Hill was clear. A few snow patches along the ridge 'til the summit, but no crampons or axe were needed after Red Banks. Bitter cold wind the entire day, especially up high, but clear skies. 2500ft of exhilirating glissading back to Lake Helen where we packed out and slid down another drainage until the snow ran out. Truly an amazing experience.