tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072870512140165686.post6482080649929074329..comments2023-10-25T04:46:28.267-07:00Comments on Sacred Mountain Expedition: Mt. ShastaShelly Benoit and Rod Georgiuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07576379444307942020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9072870512140165686.post-59169915483674171142009-05-28T22:09:34.869-07:002009-05-28T22:09:34.869-07:00I had one experience on Shasta. It was in early s...I had one experience on Shasta. It was in early summer, about 25 years ago. We camped out just above the road and got an early start (of course). Hiking up the Southwest side is fine because the snow at that time of year will remain firm for most of the ascent. With skis on our back, scrambling up the Red Banks was a hoot. Then came Misery Hill. Yes, we were in Misery. There was a Japanese fella who was with us who had done Mt. Fujiama. At the bottom of Misery Hill, he said in his thick accent "I think crimb Mt. Shasta easy. NOT easy!!!!" We did not summit, but were satisfied with a good ski down.<br /><br />That evening after dark in Camp, there was a group of three hikers who were School Teachers that saw our campfire on their way down from the summit. They were terribly disoriented and "out of gas". Of course, we took them in, got them straight and found their transportation. Always feels good to help a fellow earth traveler out.<br /><br />The weather on any Mountain can pan out fast. It is always a crap shoot.<br /><br />Toot Joslintoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764338103170479129noreply@blogger.com