Obsidian climb of Mt. Shasta

July 13–15, 2012

Practicing crevasse self-rescue for the Mt. Baker trip
Practicing crevasse self-rescue for the Mt. Baker trip

Ooops! Weather forecast for North Cascades wasn’t good—off to Mt. Shasta instead!
Ooops! Weather forecast for North Cascades wasn’t good—off to Mt. Shasta instead!

New destination from the car
New destination from the car

View from trailhead next morning
View from trailhead next morning

Climbers on our route
Climbers on our route

Cutting through the haze with a bit of enhancement: view towards Yreka
Cutting through the haze with a bit of enhancement: view towards Yreka

Entering the Wilderness
Entering the Wilderness

Hiking to base camp at 10,000ft
Hiking to base camp at 10,000ft

Out of the woods
Out of the woods

Snow slope below camp
Snow slope below camp

Hiking up the snow
Hiking up the snow

View from camp
View from camp

More Shasta
More Shasta

View towards K-Falls
View towards K-Falls

Below camp
Below camp

Next morning—I decided I wasn’t up for 14,000ft and turned around at 11,400ft
Next morning—I decided I wasn’t up for 14,000ft and turned around at 11,400ft

Klamath Lake
Klamath Lake

Mt. McLoughlin through the haze
Mt. McLoughlin through the haze

Our four remaining climbers on the ramp
Our four remaining climbers on the ramp

Later in the morning
Later in the morning

On the way out to the car
On the way out to the car

Last modified: July 30, 2012

Wayne Deeterwrd@deetour.net