Located at 10,400, Lake Helen is probably best known as a mid-point & camp on the climb up Mount Shasta but even if a summit is not on the list for today,…
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I don’t imagine I’ll be setting any speed ascent records or making notable first ascents in the alpine world in this life time but after a few years of regular mountain adventures,…
From the main highway through Northern California, it’s easy to underestimate Mount Lassen’s character as it sits quietly in the distance. In truth however, the mountain is quite impressive and certainly the…
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Trail Review: Late Season Climbing on Mount Shasta via Clear Creek (16 miles, 7,600′, 1-2 days)
Trail details last updated 10/5/2015. Around the start of October my climbing partner shot me a text with the impossible: we both had four days off and the weather was playing nice! After…