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| grammys11 | Avalanches Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2009 | |
| Avalanche Gulch was exactly that. Post holed up to Helen Lake and turned around. Went back the next day and saw where the avalanche had come through during the middle of the night (small one, but nonetheless). We had planned on camping in the same spot, but we were both glad we chose for pizza and beers in town instead... | |
| Posted Jan 5, 2010 5:15 pm | ||
| theAxeman | Dry slog  | |
| Shredder and I did an extremely dry hike up the face, very loose, bivied right at the Red Banks on a ledge I made us. Lots of rockfall, we had to take cover above Helen lake a few times. | |
| Posted Jan 3, 2010 11:11 am | ||
| AlpineAffinity | RIP Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2007 | |
| Watched a gal buy it from Cassaval the day before thanksgiving. RIP. | |
| Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:27 pm | ||
| brucelacroix | Choss pile Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2009 | |
| Very little snow, but glad to make the summit. | |
| Posted Sep 22, 2009 1:38 pm | ||
| SFMountaineer | 4 times Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2009 | |
| Been here 4 times, only successful once. Two failures due to weather, one due to a late start and extra cold conditions. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2009 12:49 pm | ||
| iditarod81 | Fabulous weather. Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009 | |
| Seriously, the weather could not have been better for this trip. Perfectly clear skies, low winds and good snow made for a safe and beautiful ascent. We left Lake Helen around 4:45 and summited at 9:15. A low-wind, high-sun summit made for a nice rest before glissading down to Helen. The forest service rangers had a constant presence, always making sure climbers were safe and having fun (as well as checking for summit passes of course). My husband spoke with one of the rangers at length about an intense winter rescue some years ago. We were blessed to have such excellent weather yesterday. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2009 3:21 pm | ||
| alpinpete | I'll be back Date Climbed: Sep 1, 1998 | |
| strong winds + driving snow + poor summit vis = desire to return | |
| Posted Jul 16, 2009 4:17 am | ||
| zplustwo | AG Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2009 | |
| Rocked it with Summit for Someone, awesome route, awesome group. If you're looking for a guide, SMG is excellent. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2009 10:17 am | ||
| Blackmouth | Awesome Glissade Date Climbed: May 20, 2009 | |
| I summited with Forjan via Casaval ridge and we used Avy Gulch for our descent. The glissade down was awesome. The snow was a little mushy past Lake Helen. | |
| Posted May 25, 2009 2:33 pm | ||
| peerzat | perfect conditions are so nice Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2009 | |
| skin up. stay at lake helen. maybe 20 for a low overnight. climb up. summit. light a match on the summit. blow it out. look around. laugh. ski down. perfect snow on the gulch. as The Flight of the Concords say, "Conditions were perfect". will have to do the chutes next time. | |
| Posted May 3, 2009 4:24 pm | ||
| gomez13 | First Time Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2000 | |
| My first time on Crampons and using an ice axe. Learned what a long day in the mountains is | |
| Posted Apr 20, 2009 4:25 pm | ||
| sierrasclimber | Lame on foot | |
| Ticked for the list should have climbed it another way or done it in better snow on skies. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2009 10:41 pm | ||
| OWilderness | Climbed it Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007 | |
| 7 times and counting... | |
| Posted Dec 10, 2008 3:17 am | ||
| mdostby | Avy Gulch | |
| Climbed several times via this route. Always crowded. | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2008 10:42 pm | ||
| BCJ | Great glissade Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2006 | |
| All worth it for the glissade. Whiteout on top with most people choosing to go back down from the Red Banks. | |
| Posted Oct 4, 2008 3:40 pm | ||
| Sienna | My first snow ascent Date Climbed: May 30, 2003 | |
| …my only snow ascent | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2008 3:48 pm | ||
| baumann_pat | avalanche gulch Date Climbed: May 29, 2005 | |
| the route had good traffic. on the way up, we watched two people slip and ride the express train all the way to the bottom of the gulch. | |
| Posted Mar 16, 2008 10:46 am | ||
| bighornmonkey | Done... Date Climbed: Sep 17, 2004 | |
| First attempt on Shasta...We made the summit under very strong winds | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2007 10:15 am | ||
| johnk | AG left of Heart Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2004 | |
| Route: Avalanche Gulch Variation Left of Heart First mountaineering trip with a bunch of Boy Scouts and my brother. Left horse camp about 0300 and returned in 12 hrs. Ryan and friend summitted, then myself and brother. Others to follow. All but 3 summitted. Will have to come back when there is more snow. | |
| Posted Jul 11, 2007 12:09 am | ||
| Deb | DAY HIKE! Date Climbed: May 26, 2007 | |
| Tina and I were supposed to camp at 50/50 Sat nite but with impending crud weather on Sunday and our zest for adventure....we dayhiked the Hill! Loved it even though I was sucking butt over 13K'. Had the best time! | |
| Posted May 30, 2007 12:05 pm | ||
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