Mount Shasta (14,162 FT = 4317 meters)
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On August 22 1999 we (Dominik, Piero and Christian) climbed Mount Shasta, in northern California. We left at 5:30am and returned to the car a 8pm. It took 7 hours to get to the summit. The first 4 pictures are from the May 2000 trip. Snow all over the mountain, very strenuous. Ice-axe and crampons were very helpfull, but as Piero proved not essential. Comments?
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| An overview of the mountain | Looking back down | Christian at the top | Sliding
down is the most fun part |
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| The icefield above Red Banks, in the distance you can see the horizon. | SFA self portrait | A big icefield with huge cracks | Dominik, on the way down (yes, there were stretches without snow) |
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| FLooking up the mountain from below basecamp | FMy trusted companion, the ice-axe | FAlmost at the top of Red Banks | F"Piero my-knee-hurts Scaruffi"
Note from Piero on 5/20/2002:
Ehm ehm... can someone please add that piero had a torn ligament and still made it to the top? You know, old people like to be reminded of their achievements. In retrospect, it ranks very close to the top of my impossible-mission lists. |
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| FChristian at the summit!! | |||
