Trip: Mt Shasta - Avalanche Gulch Trip Date: 02/22/2021 Trip Report:
https://imgur.com/gallery/2HQrTOd
Followed tracks until they disappeared somewhere after the Horse Camp turnoff. Snow was varied as usual; some firm crust, some breakable, some soft and fluffy that required kicking in several times to get any support. The steeper section by the Heart was firm. Switched from snowshoes to crampons at Thumb Rock then down climbed and walked way around the crevasse / bergschrund. Rocks on Misery Hill had a thin rime coating making travel easy. Didn't sink in too deep on the summit plateau. Summit block had neat undisturbed rime formations.
Gear Notes: Snowshoes, whippets, crampons, helmet, ice axe (used for little down climb from Thumb Rock) Approach Notes: Walk up the gulch