Mount Shasta (14162') 6.8.08-6.9.08

The route on the map is the actual track of our route downloaded from my GPS from Lake Helen to the summit and then back down to Bunny Flat, but I didn't record a track for the backpack in o ...

2008-06-09T08:01:29Z

KathyWing
The route on the map is the actual track of our route downloaded from my GPS from Lake Helen to the summit and then back down to Bunny Flat, but I didn't record a track for the backpack in o ...

Ron at Bunny Flats with Mount Shasta behind him.

2008-06-09T03:46:44Z

KathyWing
Ron at Bunny Flats with Mount Shasta behind him.

Mount Shasta as we headed up the trail toward Lake Helen to camp for the night.

2008-06-09T03:47:19Z

KathyWing
Mount Shasta as we headed up the trail toward Lake Helen to camp for the night.

Ron at Horse Camp

2008-06-09T03:47:35Z

KathyWing
Ron at Horse Camp

The Sierra Club Cabin at Horse Camp

2008-06-09T03:48:06Z

KathyWing
The Sierra Club Cabin at Horse Camp

The causeway that leads away from Horse Camp.

2008-06-09T03:48:40Z

KathyWing
The causeway that leads away from Horse Camp.

Heading up the hill toward Lake Helen.

2008-06-09T03:49:25Z

KathyWing
Heading up the hill toward Lake Helen.

Looking up the mountain from our camp at Lake Helen. It the morning we'll head up to the Heart and then go up on the right side of the Heart to Red Banks. We'll cut through a chute in Red B ...

2008-06-09T03:50:57Z

KathyWing
Looking up the mountain from our camp at Lake Helen. It the morning we'll head up to the Heart and then go up on the right side of the Heart to Red Banks. We'll cut through a chute in Red B ...

Looking back down the hill as I approach Red Banks on Sunday morning.

2008-06-09T03:51:29Z

KathyWing
Looking back down the hill as I approach Red Banks on Sunday morning.

Climbers ahead approaching Red Banks - it's slow going here and the snow is really thin this year.

2008-06-09T03:52:10Z

KathyWing
Climbers ahead approaching Red Banks - it's slow going here and the snow is really thin this year.

We'll go through Red Banks where the climber is entering the chute - a bit icy, but a direct way through.

2008-06-09T03:52:52Z

KathyWing
We'll go through Red Banks where the climber is entering the chute - a bit icy, but a direct way through.

Now we are above Red Banks and heading for Misery Hill.

2008-06-09T03:53:16Z

KathyWing
Now we are above Red Banks and heading for Misery Hill.

Stopping to breath and look at the view.

2008-06-09T03:53:41Z

KathyWing
Stopping to breath and look at the view.

Climbers below that have come through Red Banks.

2008-06-09T03:54:18Z

KathyWing
Climbers below that have come through Red Banks.

up we go.

2008-06-09T03:54:43Z

KathyWing
up we go.

Now we're on Misery Hill - Ron ahead.

2008-06-09T03:55:08Z

KathyWing
Now we're on Misery Hill - Ron ahead.

Climbers coming up the hill behind us.

2008-06-09T03:55:39Z

KathyWing
Climbers coming up the hill behind us.

Another stop to breath and take in the view.

2008-06-09T03:56:00Z

KathyWing
Another stop to breath and take in the view.

and up some more.

2008-06-09T03:56:13Z

KathyWing
and up some more.

We're over Misery Hill and the summit of Mount Shasta comes into view. This is about where I turned around last year due to the strong winds - it's just 1/3 mile and 300-400 feet gain from ...

2008-06-09T04:43:45Z

KathyWing
We're over Misery Hill and the summit of Mount Shasta comes into view. This is about where I turned around last year due to the strong winds - it's just 1/3 mile and 300-400 feet gain from ...

Getting closer to the summit of Mount Shasta

2008-06-09T03:57:54Z

KathyWing
Getting closer to the summit of Mount Shasta

Looking back down from the summit at climbers coming toward and and heading down from Mount Shasta's summit.

2008-06-09T03:58:47Z

KathyWing
Looking back down from the summit at climbers coming toward and and heading down from Mount Shasta's summit.

View from the summit of Shasta.

2008-06-09T04:02:23Z