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Past Activity

Mt. Shasta

  • Start date: 07/13/2012

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/15/2012

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

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  • Event Leader: Reiter Maryanne

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Climbs

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating:

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 542

  • Season: 2012

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: .

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 11

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 7300

  • Non-Member Fees: —

  • Committee: Climbs

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This trip was originally to be to Mount Baker, but the weather in the North Cascades was not forecasted to be good. I offered to lead an alternate trip to climb a northside route on Mount Shasta (Hotlum Bolam Ridge) since the weather was forecast to be sunny. We left town Friday evening and drove down and camped at the trailhead. Sat morning we woke, packed and headed up the trail. Along the way a participant felt ill and eventually decided not to go higher and hiked out with a companion. The remaining 5 went to high camp. We woke up at 2 AM to a clear sky. When we got higher on the mountain we could actually see the Aurora Borealis. At the time we did not know that is what it was and were impressed by the streaks of light in the sky. One person turned around shortly after we started climbing, leaving 4 of us for the summit bid. We reached the summit mid-morning. On the descent a participant twisted an ankle and a shoulder but was able to hike out. We arrived back in Eugene late Sunday evening.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 7
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Reiter, Maryanne 541-521-8472 N —
2 Signed-Up Kuhn, Steve 541-515-0768 N —
3 Signed-Up Monico, Laurie 541-729-5692 N —
4 Signed-Up Robertson, Shellie 541-525-4734 N —
5 Signed-Up Beckman, Liam 503-593-8493 N —
6 Signed-Up Machamer, Beth 541-654-3805 N —
7 Signed-Up Deeter, Wayne 541-954-0924 N —