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| Paul86 | Avalanche Gulch  Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010 | |
| First attempt on Shasta proved to be an awesome and fun experience. I decided to solo Ave Gulch and the only hitch in the experience was the ice fall from climbers and natural formations above. I really enjoyed finally getting atop this mountain that has escaped me for the last five years. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2010 12:38 am | ||
| mcpherma | One day buttkicker Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2010 | |
| Limited by time and diverted by bad weather on Rainier, we changed plans last minute and headed down to Shasta where the sun was guaranteed to shine. The weather did not disappoint and after catching a couple hours of sleep at the trail head, we headed out at about 0800 in the morning. At a reasonable pace, we summited at just before 1600 and were back at the car by 1945. I promise I will never try it in a single day again. | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2010 2:04 am | ||
| DCcoug | 109 in Redding! | |
| Got a hall pass to escape the 95 degree heat and humidity in DC and was welcomed by 109 degrees in Redding. Climbed via Avalanche Gulch and stayed at Horse Camp. Wished we stayed at the lake because the 6,000' + on summit day (from Horse Camp) is pushing it - Misery Hill earned its name - was more gassed on Shasta than most of the bigger peaks I've climbed in the Andes. Nice to be able to glissade down, and had a nice cup of coffee when I got back down to town. Beautiful mountain - will likely do this one again. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2010 6:12 pm | ||
| NateE | Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2010 | |
| Brought my gear with me on a business trip and was lucky enough to squeeze in an attempt on Shasta. I packed light up to Helen lake noting that I was the only one there without a tent. After being woken up several times by mountain weasels walking across my legs trying to break into my pack, I was up at 3:30 and off by 4:00. The conditions were great. The red banks were the steepest portion, but very manageable. I summitted around 8:30am. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2010 12:19 pm | ||
| bsubronco40 | Weird | |
| Probably one of the best trips I have ever been on. So many good stories. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2010 12:54 am | ||
| badmajick | 15ยบ the day before summer Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010 | |
| Two day trip started somewhat early on Saturday morning, camped at Helen Lake. After waiting for clouds to clear, started at 0500 Sunday. Summited about 1030. Returned to camp and had to rest the eyes because a lack of proper mountineering glasses. Total inversion layer all the way up, I couldn't take a bad picture. 2nd ascent! but I couldn't see more than 20 feet the first time. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2010 1:30 am | ||
| Scott | Shasta Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2010 | |
| Via Hotlum-Bolam Ridge. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2010 11:04 pm | ||
| JHH60 | Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2010 | |
| Finally got around to climbing Shasta after living in NoCal for 14 years. Spent a night at Helen Lake acclimitizing so summit day wasn't bad at all. Climbed through leftmost couloir in the Red Banks. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2010 2:43 pm | ||
| fj | Solo Traverse Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| I got dropped off at Northgate trailhead by my wife and started out by myself at 1130 PM the night of Saturday, July 24,2010. Nearly full moon, no headlamp needed [ had one, didn't use it ]. I proceeded to, then up the Hotlum-Bolam Ridge. At the top of the talus, I headed right, and ascended snow and a little ice when I could, talus and rock when I could not. I summitted at 1245 PM on July 25. I then descended the deep groove in the snow toward Helen Lake, stopped for a while to dry my socks, and then descended to the Bunny Flat trailhead, where I was met by my wife at 645 PM on Sunday, July 25, 2010. 3 liters of Gatorade, 2 1/2 Clif Bars, and about 18 hours after leaving Northgate. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2010 7:01 pm | ||
| mengbo | Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: May 15, 2010 | |
| Get to the top by camping at Helen Lake for one night. | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2010 8:35 pm | ||
| nickL | unforgettable 1st 14er Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2009 | |
| Been to the top twice now, opened the door to much more mountain madness for me! | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2010 3:17 pm | ||
| blueshade | Mt. Shasta - Hotlum-Wintun Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2010 | |
| Climbed Shasta at the end of a three week hiking extravaganza. Despite being less than 100% after so much time on the trails and mountains, climbed the Hotlum-Wintun ridge in about 9 hours car to car. Started late but actually made coming down easier without having to worry about slipping on ice. Make sure you know where to find the trail coming back down. | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2010 11:17 am | ||
| Bluebell08 | Avalanche Gulch solo Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2010 | |
| From Horse Camp 7+ hours to summit. Hot temps but totally clear weather. Fun climb up and snow conditions great for sliding down (only safe way to get down the chimney). Chimney was steep, narrow, and icy in the morning shade and Misery Hill was miserable scree but beautiful mountain in general! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2010 12:06 am | ||
| Brad Mastros | West Face Date Climbed: May 24, 2009 | |
| Great weather on our second attempt | |
| Posted Jul 31, 2010 1:41 pm | ||
| SFMountaineer | 3rd Summit Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010 | |
| Third summit, this time on the Hotlum Wintun Ridge, at 9:10am. Left camp at 8900 feet at 2:45am. I highly recommend this route, a lot of fun. On a hot day, you need to get up there early, as the snow remained fairly unconsolidated and deep up high this late in the season and postholing was a serious issue for me. Almost didn't make it. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2010 12:07 pm | ||
| David Naylor | 1st 14er Date Climbed: May 15, 2009 | |
| Able to summit despite aggravating altitude sickness that got worse from 12000 onwards. Snow the whole way from Bunny Flat. Ideal conditions! | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2010 1:33 am | ||
| bennovak | Avalanche Gulch Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2010 | |
| 24 hr trip with a little shuteye at Lake Helen before starting at 3:30am. Cool mountain, cool route. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2010 6:19 pm | ||
| kraymes | Hotlam-Bolam Date Climbed: Jul 22, 1989 | |
| Solo. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2010 11:53 am | ||
| Commons | Shasta Video Documentary Date Climbed: May 24, 2010 | |
| Check out this video documentary about climbing Mt. Shasta: Summiting the Volcano It is 20 minutes long and gives a good sense of what it is like to climb up Avalanche Gulch. Check out the last three minutes, that is the coolest part. Ryan | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2010 10:10 pm | ||
| bc44caesar | Multiple Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2011 | |
| 26 Jun 2010 - Hotlum-Bolam Ridge Climbed and skied the route with Jason in a day. Left the lot at midnight, took a break at dawn to let the snow soften some, but it didn't until noon. Headed to the summit finally, but found poor conditions on western aspects, so tried to ski down the Hotlum from the summit. Poor snow convinced us to traverse back to our ascent route, where we enjoyed an awesome descent! 19 Jun 2011 - Hotlum-Bolam Ridge/Bolam Glacier Two day trip with Jeannie and a big group of Bay Area folks, camping somewhere below 10,000'. Did a couple of fun laps on the slopes above camp. Next day climbed to the summit plateau where the winds were sustained at 60+ mph. Turned around there, although several other people in the group summited on hands and knees. Skied the Bolam Glacier - chalky at first, then icy, then smooth corn down to camp. 21 Jun 2011 - Avalanch Gulch/Trinity Chutes Climbed from Bunny Flat to the summit in 5hr 45min, waited for the snow to soften up a little more, then headed down to the top of the Trinity Chutes. Skied the central chute in perfect conditions - 45 deg at top, then about 40 down to Avalanche Gulch where endless perfect corn turns were made. Back to the car in a little over 7 hrs. One of the best ski descents I've done! | |
| Posted Jun 28, 2010 6:28 pm | ||
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