Route Climbed: Casaval Ridge Date Climbed: January 17, 2004
Climbed Casaval Ridge in a day with Divesh. Got about 1/3 up Misery Hill and turned around due to late hour and general lack of motivation to sign the register one more time. Beautiful weather and overall perfect conditions. We met 5 other people on the route.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: May 1986
Attempted Cascade Gulch in August 1982 and encountered deteriorating weather conditions. This time I tried Avalanche Gulch. Packed for an overnighter but again encountered a weather system so boogied up and down in 10 hours.
Route Climbed: Hotlum Glacier Date Climbed: August 4, 2002
My first real mountaineering experience. Awesome route. We had great weather going up. By the time we got to the summit we were in a whiteout and it started snowing. On the way down we were in a blizzard with gusts of wind reaching 40-50 mph and visibility less than 20' at times. Good learning experience.
Route Climbed: Wintun ridge to wintun glacier variation Date Climbed: June 20, 2000
Wow, what a mountain!! This was an amazing trip for me. I had finally climbed higher and longer than I ever had. This was one of the most demanding things I have ever done but well worth the suffering. The Wintun glacier route is fairly easy until you hit the glacier itself then it is 1100 ft of 45-55 mixed hard ice and snow and a quick scramble to the summit pinnacle. A slight case of AMS, likely thanks to our SWS mountain goat of a guide, I returned to our camp and immediately felt better. A long car ride out from the trail head and we were at the hotel lounging in the hot-tub.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 1997
A great climb for beginners: took a group of novices up during great weather. The icy chute up through the redwall was exciting for all. Windy on top of course. The glissade down the snowfield was a hoot.
Route Climbed: avalanche gulch Date Climbed: june 4, 2003
lots of soft snow - right from the parking lot. camped at (where is?) lake helen. early next morning, the snow had hardened enough to use crampons (much better than postholing mid calf deep as the day before). great views of the glaciers from the top. was fun glissading back (glissaded almost the whole way back to the horse camp - as much as the soft afternoon snow would allow).
Route Climbed: Cassaval Ridge Date Climbed: July, 1989
On a warm day in July we started out of the parking lot before dawn. The conditions looked quite good and we opted to hike the Cassaval Ridge route. As the sun came up we were quite happy for our decision, as we watched Avalanche Gully fill up with people. Doing the summit pyramid was a rush....!!! and then we descended Avalanche Gully with a retreat to Shasta City for the Buffet Dinner there. A wonderful, and high milage day.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: September 28th, 2003
Climbed to Helen Lake on Sat. with my brother and camped under a sky full of bright stars. Heard rock fall most of the night so decided not to start climbing until sunrise. Chose the snow field (what remained of it) to the left of the heart and made the summit by 10:00am. Only people we saw were three climbers heading up misery hill on our way down. Awesome weekend!
Route Climbed: Sargents Ridge Alternative Date Climbed: 09/20/98 and 05/12/01
Both times I went up with a friend. One time a my friend got sick. So I soloed to the top in a freak hail storm. The other time we hit a storm on top where we couldn't even walk. We had to crawl above Red Bluffs. I can see why John Muir went to the steam vents to stay warm.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 1 September 2003
Pretty much the end of the season, snow ascent to the right of the heart, we opted for the third chimney up through the red banks (all on loose scree). Six people summitted on that day, and we saw them all! Hung out at the top for about 30-45 mins and enjoyed a nice glissade down to Helen Lake after! Trip Report and Pictures
Route Climbed: Casaval Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2003
Another single day solo climb. It was full moon, so I started early. Left Bunny Flat at 10:30 pm on Saturday. Perfect conditions, didn't see anyone else on the route. There was strong wind above 13,000', probably about 40 mph. I summited at 7:45 am on Sunday. Found a perfect, sheltered from the wind and very comfortable spot on the summit and enjoyed it for about 45 min. Came down Avalanche Gulch and got back to the car at noon.
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: June 28, 2003
A warm-up climb before a trip to Rainier next weekend.
We left Bunny Flat at around 2 am. My friend wasn't feeling too well that day and half way up the Gulch he decided to turn around. I summited at around 10 am. Perfect weather, NO WIND. Glissading on the way down was awesome.
Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: July 19, 2003
Finally made the trip to this mountain and it was worth it! I had been wanting to climb Shasta since 1993. Very hard climb for me but it felt great to stand on the summit.
big_g - Jul 25, 2003 3:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2003
Route Climbed: West Face from Hidden Valley
Wonderful snow climb and an awesome glissade. It was a bit wet but 4,000+ feet of glissading is awesome!
Other than that, it was amusing for a Colorado 14er veteran to watch the California rental crowd suffering like this was Everest. :) On the other hand, my respect goes out to those sea level dwellers who summited. Good job!
Zzyzx - Jan 18, 2004 11:26 pm
Route Climbed: Casaval Ridge Date Climbed: January 17, 2004Climbed Casaval Ridge in a day with Divesh. Got about 1/3 up Misery Hill and turned around due to late hour and general lack of motivation to sign the register one more time. Beautiful weather and overall perfect conditions. We met 5 other people on the route.
Dave Dinnell - Jan 8, 2004 8:07 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: May 1986Attempted Cascade Gulch in August 1982 and encountered deteriorating weather conditions. This time I tried Avalanche Gulch. Packed for an overnighter but again encountered a weather system so boogied up and down in 10 hours.
Zzyzx - Jan 3, 2004 12:28 am
Route Climbed: Hotlum Glacier Date Climbed: August 4, 2002My first real mountaineering experience. Awesome route. We had great weather going up. By the time we got to the summit we were in a whiteout and it started snowing. On the way down we were in a blizzard with gusts of wind reaching 40-50 mph and visibility less than 20' at times. Good learning experience.
Sock Monkey - Dec 28, 2003 6:01 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: July 2, 2003Great conditions and Great weather - Easy route but a lot of fun!
kovarpa - Dec 23, 2003 12:41 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 2001Really enjoyed it - why else would we do it, right? But I hated the scree on the way down... next time I am going only when there is snow.
scottfromcali - Dec 12, 2003 12:42 pm
Route Climbed: Wintun ridge to wintun glacier variation Date Climbed: June 20, 2000Wow, what a mountain!! This was an amazing trip for me. I had finally climbed higher and longer than I ever had. This was one of the most demanding things I have ever done but well worth the suffering. The Wintun glacier route is fairly easy until you hit the glacier itself then it is 1100 ft of 45-55 mixed hard ice and snow and a quick scramble to the summit pinnacle. A slight case of AMS, likely thanks to our SWS mountain goat of a guide, I returned to our camp and immediately felt better. A long car ride out from the trail head and we were at the hotel lounging in the hot-tub.
eckdoerry - Nov 28, 2003 12:36 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 1997A great climb for beginners: took a group of novices up during great weather. The icy chute up through the redwall was exciting for all. Windy on top of course. The glissade down the snowfield was a hoot.
Scott Pierce - Nov 3, 2003 8:40 pm
Route Climbed: Hotlum-Bolam Date Climbed: June 1997Climbed once in June 97, and twice in July 97.
dvsanbt - Oct 12, 2003 5:57 pm
Route Climbed: avalanche gulch Date Climbed: june 4, 2003lots of soft snow - right from the parking lot. camped at (where is?) lake helen. early next morning, the snow had hardened enough to use crampons (much better than postholing mid calf deep as the day before). great views of the glaciers from the top. was fun glissading back (glissaded almost the whole way back to the horse camp - as much as the soft afternoon snow would allow).
Mike Sullivan - Oct 10, 2003 5:47 pm
Route Climbed: Cassaval Ridge Date Climbed: July, 1989On a warm day in July we started out of the parking lot before dawn. The conditions looked quite good and we opted to hike the Cassaval Ridge route. As the sun came up we were quite happy for our decision, as we watched Avalanche Gully fill up with people. Doing the summit pyramid was a rush....!!! and then we descended Avalanche Gully with a retreat to Shasta City for the Buffet Dinner there. A wonderful, and high milage day.
Jeff H - Oct 8, 2003 10:19 am
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: September 28th, 2003Climbed to Helen Lake on Sat. with my brother and camped under a sky full of bright stars. Heard rock fall most of the night so decided not to start climbing until sunrise. Chose the snow field (what remained of it) to the left of the heart and made the summit by 10:00am. Only people we saw were three climbers heading up misery hill on our way down. Awesome weekend!
Guilty - Oct 8, 2003 12:04 am
Route Climbed: Sargents Ridge Alternative Date Climbed: 09/20/98 and 05/12/01Both times I went up with a friend. One time a my friend got sick. So I soloed to the top in a freak hail storm. The other time we hit a storm on top where we couldn't even walk. We had to crawl above Red Bluffs. I can see why John Muir went to the steam vents to stay warm.
rgreene - Sep 29, 2003 11:10 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: 1 September 2003Pretty much the end of the season, snow ascent to the right of the heart, we opted for the third chimney up through the red banks (all on loose scree). Six people summitted on that day, and we saw them all! Hung out at the top for about 30-45 mins and enjoyed a nice glissade down to Helen Lake after! Trip Report and Pictures
Otomax - Aug 20, 2003 7:35 pm
Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: June 14, 2002A lot less crowded than Avalanche Gulch
Mark Van Gilder - Aug 16, 2003 12:55 am
Route Climbed: East side Date Climbed: 19 Sept 2001Climbed the east side. Did not summit due to hitting exposed ice @13700' with no belay equipment. Still a great 2 days on the mountain.
Zzyzx - Aug 6, 2003 11:25 pm
Route Climbed: Casaval Ridge Date Climbed: July 13, 2003Another single day solo climb. It was full moon, so I started early. Left Bunny Flat at 10:30 pm on Saturday. Perfect conditions, didn't see anyone else on the route. There was strong wind above 13,000', probably about 40 mph. I summited at 7:45 am on Sunday. Found a perfect, sheltered from the wind and very comfortable spot on the summit and enjoyed it for about 45 min. Came down Avalanche Gulch and got back to the car at noon.
Zzyzx - Aug 6, 2003 11:12 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: June 28, 2003A warm-up climb before a trip to Rainier next weekend.
We left Bunny Flat at around 2 am. My friend wasn't feeling too well that day and half way up the Gulch he decided to turn around. I summited at around 10 am. Perfect weather, NO WIND. Glissading on the way down was awesome.
bernardhohman - Jul 25, 2003 2:51 pm
Route Climbed: West Face Date Climbed: July 19, 2003Finally made the trip to this mountain and it was worth it! I had been wanting to climb Shasta since 1993. Very hard climb for me but it felt great to stand on the summit.
big_g - Jul 25, 2003 3:28 am Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2003
Route Climbed: West Face from Hidden ValleyWonderful snow climb and an awesome glissade. It was a bit wet but 4,000+ feet of glissading is awesome!
Other than that, it was amusing for a Colorado 14er veteran to watch the California rental crowd suffering like this was Everest. :) On the other hand, my respect goes out to those sea level dwellers who summited. Good job!
Sharon - Jul 23, 2003 8:49 pm
Route Climbed: Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: August 16, 1995Partner: Steve Reynolds
Summit bitterly cold with some wind also; feet went numb there; coldest summit I've ever been on. Many fumeroles. Dramatic rime on summit pinnacles.