MT SHASTA AND MT MCLOUGHLIN

Mt Shasta Avalanche Gulch

Mt Shasta Avalanche Gulch

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 head wall of Avalanche Gulch. Then it started to blow. Really hard. No clouds, just crazy windy. We got sandblasted and  knocked over a few times. We decided to call it a day. With windy conditions it is dangerous on the up, and the skiing down would be a frozen coral reef. Not for us. We headed for Mt McLoughlin.

North side of Shasta and Shastina

North side of Shasta and Shastina

After the somewhat crowded Lassen and Shasta, we were looking for a little more solitude. Mcloughlin seemed to fit the bill.

They just plowed the acsess road for Mcloughlin.

They just plowed the access road for Mcloughlin.

Quality trailhead living, Mt Mcloughlin

Quality trail head living, Mt Mcloughlin

Mt Mcloughlin NE Face

Mt Mcloughlin NE Face

As we climbed the trail through the beautiful old growth forest we eventually got onto the east ridge of Mcloughlin.

Upper NE Face Mt Mcloughlin

Upper NE Face Mt Mcloughlin

Mike nears the summit

Mike nears the summit

We had the peak to ourselves as we ripped the perfect corn on the steep NE Face.

Kyle skis the NE Face of MT Mcloughlin

Kyle skis the NE Face of MT Mcloughlin

 

Signatures on Mt Mcloughlin

Signatures on Mt Mcloughlin

We skied a little too far out to the north and wound up a few miles from where we started. We ran into some weekend folk.

She is pissed!

She is pissed!

We helped for a bit then realized they were stuck for the long haul. The guy had no gloves or anything to dig. We walked up to him and he was digging with a stick. Darwin was in town.

Kyle walks

Kyle walks

 

Rest Day 1

Rest Day 1

 

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