Mt Shasta North Side Crevasse Fishing this weekend
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:13 pm
hi everybody!
so, some friends and i are going to the north side of Shasta this w/e to
the Hotlum or Chicago (possibly Wintun) glacier, ideally camping at the toe of the glacier,
and finding crevasses to throw things into for the purposes of creating
anchors and pulley systems to haul them out. our plan was to drive to the
Brewer creek TH and backpack up toward the Hotlum glacier and camp nearby.
was wondering if you could share any knowledge about the approach, and how
long it may take for slow-moderately fast backpackers (not winter
mountaineers but we'll be carrying the extra weight of clothes and
ropes/gear).
on the topo i saw there's an east-facing cul-de-sac with a
small lake near the toe of Hotlum at about 10,250 ft, just north of the
Brewer Creek drainage, which seems ideal, but i guess we want to try
camping closer to the glacier. is that feasible, in terms of drinkable/meltable
snow/ice/water and exposure to wind/weather?
also, might it make more OR less sense to camp more near the
trailhead and hike up to the glacier just on the one middle day (Sunday
of Labor Day w/e)? we'd be hauling less crap up there.
any advice would be much appreciated!
so, some friends and i are going to the north side of Shasta this w/e to
the Hotlum or Chicago (possibly Wintun) glacier, ideally camping at the toe of the glacier,
and finding crevasses to throw things into for the purposes of creating
anchors and pulley systems to haul them out. our plan was to drive to the
Brewer creek TH and backpack up toward the Hotlum glacier and camp nearby.
was wondering if you could share any knowledge about the approach, and how
long it may take for slow-moderately fast backpackers (not winter
mountaineers but we'll be carrying the extra weight of clothes and
ropes/gear).
on the topo i saw there's an east-facing cul-de-sac with a
small lake near the toe of Hotlum at about 10,250 ft, just north of the
Brewer Creek drainage, which seems ideal, but i guess we want to try
camping closer to the glacier. is that feasible, in terms of drinkable/meltable
snow/ice/water and exposure to wind/weather?
also, might it make more OR less sense to camp more near the
trailhead and hike up to the glacier just on the one middle day (Sunday
of Labor Day w/e)? we'd be hauling less crap up there.
any advice would be much appreciated!