Shasta is tall! 14,179ft, almost as tall as Rainier.

Recommendations: alpine starts (hiking ~4-5am), helmet, avalanche
beacon/probe/shovel.

Best times: May through mid-July. 2019 seems like it will be below-avegage
snow, but not bad, and better than the recent droughts.

4:40 hour drive from San Francisco (downtown).

### Avalanche Gulch Route

Most popular. Start at Bunny Flat trailhead (6940ft), which is plowed/clear all
year (!).

### West Face Route

### Clear Creek Route (East Side)

This route is actually pretty appealing, sounds like fewer people take it in
early season. The main risk/issue would be road access in the snow. Seems less
avalanche dangerous, which means a snowier/earlier attempt would be possible.

## Red Tape

## Resources

- Summit Post has a lot: <https://www.summitpost.org/mount-shasta/150188>
- [Shasta Avalanche info](https://www.shastaavalanche.org/) (including
  forcasts)
- ["So you want to climb Mt. Shasta"](https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_008138.pdf) (NFS)
- Tom Harrison map sounds best for physical use.
- https://hikemtshasta.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/mount-shasta-trail-map.jpg

## Scratch / Notes

Should do a >10k ft snow climb to train, also any altitude hiking/climbing
probably good.