Shasta Summit Area (Southern Approach)

(filmed late August, 2007) Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot(4,322meter) stratovolcano, is the second highest peak in the Cascade Range. We started climbing Mt. Shasta from our base camp at about 330am; some 9 hours later I shot this footage. We hiked up the Southern approach, as a hot summer had melted too much of the glacier from the preferred 'Avalanch Gulch' route. We encountered strong wind most of the way up, but the closer we got to the top, the stronger and more steady the wind became. Actually, it was more like the jet-stream, then simple 'wind'. Freezing temperatures made this hike especially difficult, especially with the wind-chill factor. This video was taken very close to the summit pinnacle, which is right behind me at the 37 second mark. Note the glacier ice on top-- despite it being late August!! This hike definetly made Yosemite's Half-Dome seem 'relatively' easy. Mt. Rainier-- here we come...! Note: a special thanks to whoever linked this video as one of the worst hiking videos ever created. Though initially I wept at being nominated for such an honor, after reviewing the video several times, I can only agree that, yes, its quite awful... (see links for further details)

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YouTube | January 10, 2008

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