Pictures of Mt Shasta's West Face

(Copyright © 2012 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me

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Shastina and Shasta from the freeway

Shasta's southeastern ridge

Bunny Flats trailhead


Bunny Flats trailhead

Bunny Flats trailhead

Bunny Flats trailhead

Bunny Flats trailhead


Bunny Flats trailhead

Towards Horse Camp

Towards Horse Camp

Horse Camp


Horse Camp

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley


Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley


Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley

Towards Hidden Valley


Towards Hidden Valley

Shastina

Shasta

Shastina and Shasta


Shasta

Shastina and Shasta from Hidden Valley

Shasta's west face

Hidden Valley


Hidden Valley

Shasta's west face

Shasta's west face

The route from Hidden Valley


The two routes up from Hidden Valley

The two ways to avoid Cascade Gulch

The ridge to the right of Cascade Gulch

The chute to the left of Cascade Gulch


Ridge to the right of Cascade Gulch

To the right of Cascade Gulch

Way to go

The ridge to the south that creates Hidden Valley


Hidden Valley from above

The valley to the west

Shastina in the background


Way to go

Ridge to the south

The valley to the west

Hidden Valley down there


Almost at the top of the Class 1-2 ridge

Ditto

Ditto

Looking back at Hidden Valley


Panorama of the West Face all the way to Avalanche Gulch

The chute of the red fangs

The red fangs at the top of the chute

Cascade Gulch is to the left of the Red Fangs Chute


The route to the Red Fangs

None of these is the summit

Looking back

Towards the left fang


In the Red Fangs Chute

First view of Misery Hill (far away to the right)

The left fang

The fangs


Turning around the left fang

Great view of Red banks and the Thumb

Great view of the Avalanche Gulch route

The saddle at the top of Cascade Gulch


The saddle (the steep slope of Cascade Gulch to the left, the much less steep Whitney glacier to the right)

View of the valley to the west


Looking west from the glacier

Looking west from the glacier

Across the glacier: Misery Hill (the summit is covered by clouds)

The clouds open for a second and you can see the summit


The summit

The lake at the saddle

The lake at the saddle

Cascade Gulch from the saddle

Views and videos from the top: Avalanche Gulch route or Clearcreek route


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(Copyright © 2012 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me