Thanks to David Smith, my best friend along with Ben, Kelly and Debbie. Without you guys the whole trip would have never went as well, as epic, as it did! Thanks!!
Hope these pics inspire everyone to go climb something!!!!!!!
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| Heading up from Horse Camp... with no horses..drat!! I guess i just gained 35 lbs for 3 days! |
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| The first snow patch among many patches and annual snow fields on the trail |
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| Being last on the trail has it's benefits...pictures and more pictures |
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| Starting up Avalanche Gulch....with no avalanche's hopefully |
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| At this point i told the whole group that.....most of the trail is covered in snow but they continued to go barefoot..... |
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| Base camp was just above the rock eyebrow in the middle right of the pic |
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| Heading to Lake Helen our base camp |
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| The wet slushy slug of a hike continues |
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| Evidence of spring avalanche's (the rocks on the right) remind us to be alert |
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| 100 yards to base camp |
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| Looking down from base camp at where we started |
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| Base camp at last! |
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| Looking up Avalanche Gulch at the route for the next day, summit day! |
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| Our home for the night |
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| Base camp at Helen Lake |
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| Sunset at 10,433 ft |
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| The early morning summit hike from base camp |
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| Heading up at first light |
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| There's nothing like climbing at sunrise |
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| The CREW!!! |
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| Shasta's shadow |
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| David a.k.a "man thighs" leading the way |
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| Follow the leader... follow the dots |
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| Entering the Red Banks |
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| Can you see base camp? |
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| Red Banks |
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| The slow pokes behind us |
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| Just above Red Banks with David giving the team "the look" to get going |
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| Thumb Rock 12,923 ft |
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| Our world is VAST! |
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| At last we can see the summit block |
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| Looking down at 12,330 ft Shastina |
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| Taking a break before the summit push |
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| Add caption |
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| Putting our names in the summit register |
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| Ben, Kelly and Debbie claiming their share of the 14,162 Mt Shasta |
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| David claiming his share as i nervously take photos hoping a wind gust doesn't surprise us |
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| Go COUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Go HAWKS!!!!!! |
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| Heading down from being on top of the world |
