Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Dawn

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Melting snow

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Just below the summit

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Me on the summit

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Me on the summit, Lassen in the distance

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Crowd on the summit at 10AM

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Looking down at the route up over Misery Hill

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Steep slopes below the Red Bank

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Climbers camp at Helen Lake moraine

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Avalanche evidence

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Open forest, Shasta Red Fir

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Patchy snow, about 7500'.

Photos from hike up Mount Shasta, July 5, 2003

Having wanted to climb Mount Shasta since I first got a good look at it 20 years ago, I left the boys (16 and 14) in the motel at about 4AM, started up the Avalanche Gulch route shortly before 5 and summited about five hours later. Perfect conditions, lots of company. The boys enjoyed their morning at the motel pool.

Looking back up the route from near the Bunny Flat trailhead. The route traverses diagonally up to the right and through the reddish notch, called the Red Bank.