Shasta Avalanche Gulch Route

     
Start: 7,880ft 2:30am
Summit: 14,162ft 11:00am
Return: 6,880ft 3:00pm
Date:     06/07/09
Total Time:     12.5 hours
Total Distance:     12 miles
Total Elevation:     7,282ft

Mt. Shasta Avalanche Gulch Route Map
Hike from Bunny Flat Steller's Jay Setting up at Horse Camp Our tents at Horse Camp Horse Camp and Shasta Alpine Lodge
Shasta Alpine Lodge Breakfast inside Shasta Alpine Lodge Fun cloud dance Horse Camp climbers Clear view of our route
Sunrise at Helen Lake Looking down at
Helen Lake		 Avalanche Gulch
through the fog		 Black Butte and Mt.
Eddy in the distance		 Looking down from
The Heart
The Red Banks Above the chutes Thumb Rock Upper Casaval Ridge Tough climb to
Misery Hill
Exhausted climber The view of Misery Hill Half way up Misery Hill Climbers on Misery Hill Brad's final stretch
up Misery Hill
View from the top
of Misery Hill		 High winds to the summit Looking down to
climbers below		 Last view to the summit View of Misery Hill
from the summit
North view from
the summit		 Brad on the summit Ben on the summit East view from
the summit		 On top of Mt. Shasta
Looking up 50/50 Flat View down to
Horse Camp		 Starting a Glissade Glissading down
Climber's Gully		 View back up the mountain
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