MT. SHASTA
14,162 ft
6th Highest in California

July 21, 2007

5-Day Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Course
Route: Hotlum Glacier
Elevation Gain: ~7,000 ft

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Snow and high winds on approach day


6 people in a 3 man tent; good way to stay warm

Getting started in the clouds
Andy Selters imparts some wisdom


Practice setting ice anchors

Crevasse rescue practice with a 3-to-1 haul system

Building a T-trench snow anchor
Dangling over the void
Practicing self rescue with prusik slings
Dangling in the crevasse
Dangling in the crevasse

Dangling in the crevasse
Going down
Coming up
The beached whale move

Taking a break
Rainbow in the wind blown snow		 Dirty crevasse

Rachael ice climbing

Rachael practicing proper glacier travel techniques

Heading for the summit

Zig-zagging around crevasses on the glacier
Crossing a narrow crevasse snowbridge
Looking back accross crevasses


Digging in the heels above a crevasse for a break


High winds as we approach the summit

The summit shot
Getting cold on the summit
View of Avalanche Gulch from the summit
Bubling vents pumping out sulfur from inside the volcanoe


For scale, there are six climbers behind us
Heading back down

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