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| sangus | Perfect Day  Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2013 | |
| Casaval Ridge was melted at the hourglass and catwalk so we took the ridge as far as we could then cut over to the west face. The weather was perfect almost no wind except a little on the summit plateau. It's looks like Green Butte and Casaval are done for the season. Avalanch Gulch still had plenty of snow. Misery Hill was almost completed melted and the switchbacks were exposed. We also had a full moon! That gave us some awesome night views. Climbed with a party of 8 with Sierra Mountaineering Group. | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2013 2:51 pm | ||
| FlaaenP | Casaval in may Date Climbed: May 8, 2012 | |
| Really fun climb with some of my best friends. Pretty icy, difficult route finding, the catwalk was sketchy, and sulfur vents at the summit plateau nearly made me vomit. Almost didn't make the summit. But it was way fun. Great glissading down the gulch. | |
| Posted Apr 3, 2013 2:46 pm | ||
| mrchad9 | 2x Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2013 | |
| Solo dayhike the first morning up, a bit thougher breaking trail the whole route without acclimating but it was well worth it. Just a bit of snow remaining on the catwalk still. By weather the following day proved the dayhike to be a good decision. First climbed on May 1, 2011 as an overnight, lots of snow on the route that year and clear blue skies, just a little wind. The views were fantastic. | |
| Posted Mar 31, 2013 11:04 pm | ||
| jtree | First time! | |
| My brother and I climbed the Casaval Ridge as our first climb of Shasta. Great Route, great time, great weather. We spent the first night at 9800 and summited the next day and came back to spend the night again at high camp. | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2012 12:23 am | ||
| santanoni | Good time Date Climbed: May 28, 2012 | |
| Good conditions all around, found the snow slopes a little easier than expected and catwalk just as sketchy as expected. | |
| Posted May 29, 2012 5:50 pm | ||
| Vinny | denied : ( | |
| Ski attempt with Matt and Robin-2004 but we got weathered off. fun ski out though. | |
| Posted May 25, 2012 2:18 pm | ||
| Bill562 | Casaval Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2012 | |
| Part of team of six | |
| Posted Apr 29, 2012 9:15 pm | ||
| dkangas | First Time Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012 | |
| Great Mountain! | ||
| Posted Apr 28, 2012 11:13 am | ||
| Darren9 | Awesome Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012 | |
| Possibly for the first time this winter, Casaval is now in fantastic shape. Party of 10 with Sierra Mountaineering Group left camp at 9600 and summited in firm snow with little wind at 9:45, descending Avy Gulch and traverse back to camp. Scenic and fun. | |
| Posted Apr 22, 2012 8:28 pm | ||
| Vitaliy M. | x2 | |
| Once in 2010 as a Dayhike, once in 2011 as overnight. | |
| Posted Jul 1, 2011 3:19 pm | ||
| mtndonkey | Awesome Route Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011 | |
| Truly a classic climb. The 11k camp is the best way to go if the winds aren't howling. Travel light and carry your camp with you and you will be back to your car in no time. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2011 11:23 am | ||
| jpsmyth | Perfect weather Date Climbed: May 3, 2011 | |
| Great climb, great weather with Sid | |
| Posted May 12, 2011 1:18 am | ||
| rhyang | 2006, 2010 | |
| Snowcamped on ridge @ 10300' in June 2006 after big late-spring dump. Snowcamped around the first window in April 2010. Love the Catwalk ! | |
| Posted Dec 20, 2010 11:18 am | ||
| Nefsek | Bailed due to Nuking. Date Climbed: Apr 1, 2009 | |
| Nuking + Wind snapped my Trango 2 in half. Bailed and drank beer instead. | |
| Posted Nov 12, 2010 6:31 pm | ||
| Shane Rathbun | Ski decent Date Climbed: Apr 25, 2010 | |
| Ski descent from the 2nd window in as a day-hike. Ended up turning around due to deteriorating snow conditions in the sun Skinned up to 8,500 feet in Avalanche Gulch, then switched to crampons and put the ski on my backpack. Accessed the ridge by traveling west up steep slopes, great for crampons. Upon reaching the ridge, endured strong 30 mph sustained winds with gusts up to 40 mph. The winds were blowing me around having the skis on my back acting as sails. Climbed partly with Vitaliy, Maxim and Bryan. Great Fun! | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2010 2:21 pm | ||
| theAxeman | Ridge only | |
| Last completed, solo during May, 2007. Only climbed the ridge; I've climbed this thing before and don't need much more experience on Misery Hill and the slog across to the summit. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2010 11:09 am | ||
| SKI | Favorite snow ridge ever Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2009 | |
| Done in a single day, my fifth time on Shasta. I Love this mountain. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:24 pm | ||
| soslaw | Casaval Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2004 | |
| Climbed with Andre and Marta. Third time was a charm. Weathered out on successive attempts 2 previous weeks. Cold and windy on Misery Hill and the summit. A horde of climbers ascending Avy Gulch. Descended via Avy Gulch and traverse to regain Casaval high camp. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2009 2:56 pm | ||
| WML | fun Date Climbed: May 9, 2009 | |
| great conditions | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 2:02 am | ||
| rlshattuck | Finally Date Climbed: May 8, 2009 | |
| Excellent weekend with no more weather than a little (okay, a lot) wind. Camped below the hourglass. Up and kicking steps at 3 a.m. and hit the summit by 11:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpGKzHfpJm8&feature=channel | |
| Posted Jul 6, 2009 7:29 pm | ||
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