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I read a few posts of people planning on being there that weekend but could not find them. One of my partners is now bailing on me and I wanted to see who else may be on the mountain that weekend. Looking at either Casaval from Helen or West Face. Anyone gonna be there ? Scott

oops . . . been thinking about whitney and shasta too much . . . will be at whitney on those dates and shasta later in the month.

DynamoKieve98 will be up there with BAM.

We were supposed to be there this past weekend but bailed due to weather.

Good call on this past weekend!! Scott

ScottyP wrote:Good call on this past weekend!! Scott

Oh yeah, definitely. It would've been a suicide mission!

I'm contemplating going to Shasta for 4 days that weekend to climb both Casaval and Green / Sargeant's (probably camp at the car one night, camp at 10k on Casaval day 1, summit day 2, move to Green or restock at the car on day 3, summit again and then leave on day 4). The weekend before Mark and Tom ran into trouble I had a nightmare day of 10 foot visibility from 13k on down from Casaval (we missed our tent on the descent by 50ft and decided to head for the car since we couldn't see _anything_ until we got to treeline) for an entire day when the forecast had called for sun with a 10% chance of precipitation. We stayed in a hotel and headed up the next day with our tails between our legs to fetch camp. If the weather looks more promising than that last time, I should be there. I'm happy to solo both routes but love company, so keep me in the loop.

JD

If anyone wants to climb it this weekend send me an email. Conditions so far look do-able although not great.

Steven

Steven, you may want to look here
http://www.shastaavalanche.org/advisori ... e-advisory

Almost a record weekend for them on the snow count!

Four days ?? Casaval and West Face Gully are pretty doable in a weekend, and I've done both solo. The snowpack up there is what, 140% of normal ? By this time next month both routes should still be in shape and the snow will probably be more consolidated. What's the hurry

Rob, I am planning on 4 days because I plan on summiting twice....Scott

I've been kicking around the idea of a Shastina + Shasta climb sometime in the next month or so if anyone's interested (I'd be coming down from Portland). Thinking of Cascade Gulch and descending West Face gully, possibly traversing around the upper rocks on the ridge if the Whitney bergshrund goes right to the rocks. Or maybe reversing that. Any thoughts on that route?

ScottyP wrote:Rob, I am planning on 4 days because I plan on summiting twice....Scott

Doesn't really make sense if your goals are WFG and Casaval -- they both top out at the same place around 13k' and then you have to slog up Misery Hill both times. Well, it makes sense if you want to do Misery Hill twice

Here's a different idea -- camp in Hidden Valley, then take the spur that leads up to Casaval, do the ridge, summit, then descend WFG back to camp (you're a skier, right ?) Voila

It's not like you live in socal and have to drive 9-10 hours to get there. I live in San Jose and it's just a half-day drive. I just start driving at 5am, get my wilderness permit by mid-morning, and start snowshoeing. Get up to high camp in the afternoon. Alpine start next morning, done in the afternoon.

Snowslogger wrote:Thinking of Cascade Gulch and descending West Face gully, possibly traversing around the upper rocks on the ridge if the Whitney bergshrund goes right to the rocks. Or maybe reversing that. Any thoughts on that route?

I've wanted to do the full Cascade Gulch route for a while. Here's the section you are describing, from last May -



And in April 2008 -



I wonder what it looks like this year ..

Rob, I will only do WFG if I take a newer climber with me. It is looking like Casaval via first window from Helen and the perhaps Trinity Chutes with a ski desent. Yes, Misery Hill twice, hey it all training right!

Something like that!