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forjan - May 31, 2004 10:45 pm
Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: May 29, 2004A warm up climb for Mt Shasta's Casaval Ridge the next day. There were 10 foot walls of snow at the parking lot. Lake Helen was still with thin ice. I left the parking lot at 11:00am. En route (at about 9700'), I climbed the prominent rocks to the climber's right of the south side short couloir. From Bob Burd's website, he mentions this to be class 3 rock, 200 ft high. I must have gotten off route because the route I took (about 300 yards to the right of the couloir) felt like class 4, even a few low 5th moves. It took me some time to climb this section. Once out of it, the summit was not far. I reached the summit at 12:30pm. It was very windy up there and I didn't stay long. I got back at the parking lot at 1:40pm. Changed the sweaty clothes for dry clothes and drove out there at 2:00pm, heading to Mt. Shasta.
kovarpa - May 1, 2004 12:52 am
Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: April 25, 2004Start early till the snow is still firm! Sleeping at Lake Helen was great - views were awesome. And glissade down Lassen was fun...
TDRoberts - Apr 11, 2004 7:06 pm
Route Climbed: North EastFace Date Climbed: April 10, 2004Great spring climb - good snow, good weather, good fun!
josephgdawson - Apr 5, 2004 12:06 am
Route Climbed: No Clue Date Climbed: Feb 16, 2004Failed to reach the top due to unfair amount so of snow and high probability of avalanche.
Mark Van Gilder - Mar 30, 2004 8:38 pm
Route Climbed: The hiking trail Date Climbed: August 1995Climbed with my 2 daughters. What a great day
M and N Denyer - Mar 30, 2004 1:13 pm
Route Climbed: Lassen Trail Date Climbed: August 1998Did this hike during a short visit on our way down to Yosemite. Easy hike up on a good trail to the summit.
danbknox - Mar 29, 2004 6:20 pm
Route Climbed: Southeast ridge Date Climbed: March 21, 2004Awesome ski trip
PellucidWombat - Mar 14, 2004 4:16 am
Route Climbed: North Ridge (our own variation) Date Climbed: March 13th, 2004Great climb! Hiked up to the end of the Chaos Crags the first night. Climbed the peak saturday via a slighlty different route than the planned north ridge. Steep snow, wild terrain! The summit bowl was great too, although I could have done without the giant metal dildo on the higher south summit.
derbilly - Feb 24, 2004 3:07 am
Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: August 18, 2001We blasted past crowds on the trail to reach the summit crater. Mt Shasta, which we had summited 2 days earlier was clearly visible above dense wildfire smoke. We explore the summit a bit before heading down.
lidijagrazulis - Feb 19, 2004 1:24 pm
Route Climbed: Lassen Peak Trail Date Climbed: June 30, 2002Easy morning day-hike to the summit. Warm-up to Shasta which we climbed a few days later.
Scott M. - Feb 16, 2004 12:41 pm
Route Climbed: Lassen Peak Trail Date Climbed: August 2, 1987A fine day in Lassen Park. Watched a glider pilot launch off the top. This whole area is a day hiking paradise.
birdhead - Feb 4, 2004 4:35 pm
Route Climbed: Standard Trail Date Climbed: July 2003An easy hike with great summit views. Loved the park and will definitely return. Saw one guy who carried his kid all the way to the summit. If only I could find someone to do that...
Dave in Bend - Jan 26, 2004 9:14 pm
Route Climbed: Mt. Lassen trail (standard route) Date Climbed: 5 ascents total.........July 18, 1992......July 29, 1995......September 2, 2001.......May 26, 2002........June 19, 2003I know Mt. Lassen is considered nontechnical and doesn't come close to stacking up to peaks like Shasta or Rainier, but it's a fun trip anyway. I try to do a climb of Lassen at least once a year. It is such a great mountain in a magnificent national park. One incredible view north to Shasta and out to the Sacramento Valley from the top. I never get tired of it.
Sam Mills - Jan 24, 2004 4:16 pm
Route Climbed: Lassen Peak Trail Date Climbed: July 2001A quick climb up this peak early one morning on my way to Mt. Shasta.
Dave Dinnell - Jan 8, 2004 8:09 pm
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: October 1983Lassen was a frequent stomping ground while attending Chico State. Always enjoy the summit views.
Day Hiker - Dec 28, 2003 2:01 am
Route Climbed: Lassen Peak Trail Date Climbed: 05 July 2002We decided to stop here and hike Lassen on our way to Olympic National Park. I'm glad we took the time and did it.
Sierrabonehead - Nov 21, 2003 6:49 pm
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: July, 1992No cars in parking lot at 0700. 50 people on summit an hour later. Heck, I dunno.
Mugger78 - Oct 11, 2003 1:14 pm
Route Climbed: Multible routes Date Climbed: Too many times to listI've climbed this peak 20 some times durring the past 20 years in all kinds of conditions. This is a great place to spend a day.
Bill562 - Oct 1, 2003 11:01 am
Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: 8/3/2001Up the crowded trail on a sunny afternoon. On top I met a nice gentelman from San Diego (Ron), whose wife chose to wait at the trailhead as did mine.
txmountaineer - Sep 30, 2003 11:56 am
Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge (Lassen Peak Trail) Date Climbed: August 23, 2003A beautiful day above treeline after the previous day's rain. See my trip report by following this link.
Daniel