Mt. Shasta Advanced Winter Mountaineering - Feb 25-27, 2005

And this, is Sunday. We had been planning on getting up early (around 3) to head up the mountain and see how far we could go but Dave was getting weather reports and decided that the weather was too bad to make a really hard push. We started around 8AM and just went up a little ways.
Photo by Eric Smith
And this, is Sunday. We had been planning on getting up early (around 3) to head up the mountain and see how far we could go but Dave was getting weather reports and decided that the weather was too bad to make a really hard push. We started around 8AM and just went up a little ways.<br>Photo by Eric Smith
You can see that the visibility isn't all that great.
You can see that the visibility isn't all that great.
And there I am, all geared up.
And there I am, all geared up.
Dave sets up the one piece of protection we used on the climb.
Photo by Eric Smith
Dave sets up the one piece of protection we used on the climb.<br>Photo by Eric Smith
I'm crouched down there trying to stay out of the wind.
Photo by Eric Smith
I'm crouched down there trying to stay out of the wind.<br>Photo by Eric Smith
Here's a shot that gives you a good feel for the situation. We're all on rope, bundled up in our climate-proof clothing. That's me in the red on the rock, passing my rope through the pro on the way back down.
Photo by Dave Cressman
Here's a shot that gives you a good feel for the situation. We're all on rope, bundled up in our climate-proof clothing. That's me in the red on the rock, passing my rope through the pro on the way back down.<br>Photo by Dave Cressman