telewoman wrote:Don't know if he summited or not but we were busy this weekend.
http://www.mtshastanews.com/newsnow/x17 ... -Mt-Shasta
azzi wrote:I have never climbed above 7000ft.
...and if need be I will keep moving until I am quite literally unable to do so.
azzi wrote:My biggest fears are: freezing (but from what I understand the weather should be great)...
azzi wrote:I looked at the weather forecast and it looks GOOD. Almost perfect.
azzi wrote:I'm not planning to be rescued. ...I'm continuing to travel up north afterwards and have already made appropriate plans
azzi wrote:I prepared the best I could, mentally and physically. I am trying to make my west-coast vacation truly memorable (no irony intended, a.k.a. me getting injured or dying being "memorable")
azzi wrote:I could probably recite you the snow-levels and temperatures by heart from the past two weeks as well.
azzi wrote:I am banking on the sun I posted a link to the weather forecast
"Relaying on weather forecasts, climbers have got in troubles or even paid with their lives. The top of Mt Shasta (above Red Banks) is quite large and if you get caught around the summit by clouds or whiteout you may not be able to find the proper way back, no visibility, no footprints. But even with a perfect visibility sometimes people get confused and take the wrong way down." (clmbr)
azzi wrote:Well, I am somewhat of a worrier, so I figured any extra tips and tricks wouldn't hurt, and I certainly received some valuable information via this thread and private message. I truly want to increase my chances of success and I wanted to see what my blindspots were. Knowledge is power.
azzi wrote:...Will certainly post a trip report, sounds like folks will be interested
The Mel Torino thread was really funny and this one looks very much the same with two main differences: He is (was) going solo, not with his family; and this is, fortunately (or NOT), only Mt Shasta versus Everest.