Author Archives: Mike Calla

JEFFERSON

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THOR PEAK SE RIDGE

This report is from last fall. Thor Peak is a bear of a climb. The climb started the day before by canoeing String Lake, a small portage to Leigh Lake, then on to the Leigh Lake campsite, 14a. We had … Continue reading

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MT SHASTA AND MT MCLOUGHLIN

After skiing Lassen we headed to Mt Shasta. There were high winds fore casted for the morning, then to diminish as the day went on. We started around sunrise from the lot and made great time to the base of the … Continue reading

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MT LASSEN

This is the first peak Kyle and I skied on our Volcano Tour of the Pacific Northwest. We drove 15 hours straight to the Lassen trailhead from Jackson. We were eager to get moving the next morning and started up … Continue reading

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ROCKCUCK PEAK EAST FACE

The lines out of the String Lake Trail-head have big, consistent vertical with no approach. The approach this time of year is by way of biking 5 miles on the plowed road. Then you go up. All 4200 vertical of Rockchuck Peak. The … Continue reading

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STILL POW

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DRIZZLEPUSS SE FACE

This is a huge line that I’ve looked at for years. It is a solid, consistent 4700 vert. Its big. We approached with bikes from the Taggart Lake trail head at 5 am.   Leigh Lake was still in fine shape … Continue reading

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THE DRIZZLEPUSS

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SHADY END TO THE TRAM SEASON

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RENDEVOUS PEAK

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