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Mt Shasta Hiking

If you want to experience something regular people don’t want, feel the cold winter weather in the middle of summer, you can go for hiking at Mt Shasta. This mountain is over four thousand meters high. Eight highest mountain in California. This mountain is a glacier and covered by snow all year round. This hiking involves risk and excitement. What type f risk? Hit by falling rocks, strike by lightning. Sounds impossible? Maybe that’s why this mountain is so attractive to the hikers.

Mt Shasta Photo

Mt Shasta

The trail can cause a lot of dangers. This hike needs some skills. So it is better suited for the experienced hikers. The trail is extremely slippery. There are falling rocks everywhere. When you are going up, you can spot the rocks. But on the way down, you can be blindsided as the rocks are coming from behind.

This is a bit different than typical mountain hiking. There is no forest or trees. Not many creeks or water sources. In summer there might be a source at Helen Lake. But don’t take chances and carry enough water with you. At high altitude your body get s dehydrated fast.

You have to register at the trailhead. You can also camp there for free.

Address-
Cascade Range, Northern California

Main Route- Avalanche Gulch, South side
Admission- $20

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  1. John Soares September 22, 2008 at 7:20 pm

    Glad to see you writing about Mount Shasta. I live in the Mount Shasta area and have written extensively about hiking on the mountain and in the region surrounding the mountain.

    My advice is to wait until next June or so to climb to the summit. There is almost no snow on the mountain right now, and you want to climb on that snow with crampons on your boots and an ice axe in your hand.

    Climbing now is more difficult due to the loose nature of the rocks/soil on the slopes. You’ll slide back a few inches for every step you take.

    There are several good day-hikes on the mountain that you can do now through the time of the first major snow some time in October. These include Panther Meadows, South Gate Meadows, Gray Butte, and Horse Camp.


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