Mt. Shasta from our first night camp spot. We arrived here after dark.
Packing up to drive to the trailhead.
Trying on the insulated boots
From the trailhead we view our destination: the top of that big mountain.
Rest stop
Still on the way to base camp
Another rest stop
At timberline. Lots more climbng ahead.
Resting before trudging on to base camp
Dan and a great view
Finally hiking on snow
Tough walking on this
Close to base camp. Level ground before heading up again.
Looking for a site to be base camp
Hikiing up this ridge to go practice ropes and self arrest.
Getting crampons on to head off into a snow field to find a crevasse
Dan is ready to go
Norm, Phil
Phil and ??
Practicing a self-arrest
Dan, self-arrest