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| On the way... |
Shasta north side |
Northgate trailhead |
I'm not clowning, I'm falling over from the weight of my pack |
Ellen ready to go |
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| Northgate trailhead |
Shasta trails. USFS data processed by Annette Sun, copyrighted by College of the Siskiyous. |
The engineered snow tent platform |
Campsite at 8500' |
Tent up by sunset |
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| Monday sunset on mountain |
Mosquito protection during dinner prep |
Camping on the snow was somewhat cleaner than on the dirt |
Ridge (with cascade) below camping area at 9800' |
Napping on the way to 10,000' |
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| Found a nice pre-dug tent hole at 10,000' |
Sunrise on Wed. Clear view of Hotlum Glacier bergschrund. |
A commercial tour (lower group) and crevasse rescue team |
bergschrund: crevasse that separates flowing ice from stagnant ice at the head of a glacier |
Lateral and terminal moraines of Hotlum Glacier on right |
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| Ellen had an attack of altitude Wed morning, so I went up solo |
Shastina |
Shastina lower part, Bolum glacier and bit of Whitney glacier |
View up from (of?) The Step at 13,000' |
View down top of Misery Hill, south side trail |
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| Another view south from summit |
Final trail to summit; sulfur springs behind head of hiker |
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Heart rate and altitude versus time |
Eric and Valya |
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| Eric and Valya took my picture, so I took theirs; seemed fair |
Shasta summit and register box |
East side from summit |
East north east side from summit |
Part of the trail, with obscure trail marker in center |
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| Back down. This was the worst weather all day. |
Upper end of Hotlum Glacier lobe on right, next to Wintun Glacier |
The upper glissade track leads ominously into the bergshrund |
Ellen feeling better by the time I got down |
We both felt good, so hiked 3 miles back to the car same day |