You know, on this hike I met a guy at 11,000 feet taking shelter under mushroom rock. He was wearing jeans, a flannel shirt, a knit poncho, and sandals. He’d started the night before at 9pm. We gave him some calories, he was cold, tired, alone, and unsure what to do. Later I saw him summit, someone gave him their extra socks, someone else gave him their extra shoes, he buddied up with a group and it all worked out. You just never know.
Thanks for capturing details of the Clear Creek trail route...did you have to use crampons or an ice axe for any part of the hike? planning to hike next summer but I don't have mountaineering experience. I have done Mt Whitney, Mt langley which didn't require mountaineering experience.
Snow was all gone from the route by the time I went. I was asking people who live up there how it was looking before I went. If you’ve been up Whitney and Langley, this route up Shasta is comparable. It’s a walk up the whole way with nothing really technical, but high and tiring so be trained to enjoy it 👍
Interesting that you mention it. Just this weekend in the Sierra I overheard a military jet and while looking in the sky to see it I saw the strangest gray orb moving impossibly. I dismissed it assuming it was a party balloon or airborn plant seed pod much closer to me being tossed by the wind. But I was deep over the Sierra crest. There’s nothing close enough for a balloon to drift by, there’s no plants producing floating seed pods nearby, and there was no wind. 10 minutes later I cross paths with a couple hikers and their first question was: “did you see the UFOs?” 😮
Back in the late 90s , a friend n myself went wild pig hunting, we were crossing a reservoir at about 3.30 am. In a canoe. As we paddled across I notice something in the sky, look up and see nothing but stars. As we continue again I see something look up and nothing? Then I see a pale light drop down, it was about the size of a pea. It came to a dead stop( no slow down) sightly bouncing while hovering. Then a second light, n a third? All three were colored different, they started bouncing up n down, n side to side like almost dancing. Blown away at what I was seeing , I said, you seeing what I'm seeing? My friend says, yes just keep paddling. These three lights slowly came together and looked like one light. After a minute or so a light shoots straight up n gone then another( so fast) the one light left just hovered, I got a feeling it was looking at us? It then shot up, n come to a dead stop n shot out at an angle. Gone. Not man made period.
thank you for uploading this video! I'll be making my first attempt of Mt Shasta c2c next saturday. What was the total time for your climb? How long did you camp, and were you resting at mushroom rock at 16:20? Thanks
Hey, I was going to sleep in the van and do an alpine start to car to car it, but it was s beautiful clear night and I felt like sleeping on the mountain instead so I didn’t wait. Here’s some stats looking at time stamps on photos: I started 6:30pm, hiked up to the bivy rock spots on the ridge past the spring. Cowboy camped there from 9:30 pm to 2:30 am when I started climbing again. Got to Mushroom rock at 7:00 am. Sheltered there during a squall for a half hour and continued. Got to the summit at 9:00 am. I spent ~2 hours scrambling around all of the 3 peaks. Left the bowl at 11:15 am and got back down to mushroom rock in a half hour by 11:45 am. Left around 12:00 pm and got back down to the bivy spots on the ridge an hour later at 1:00 pm to change / dry out gear / repack pack. Stayed there till about 2:00 pm and got back to the trailhead at 3:00 pm. So minus the late night camp, about 9.5 hours total to get up and minus the summit exploring and afternoon picnic about 4 hours to get down I’d say.
@@Johnjds yep it is. Normally you can see Mt. Lassen to the south east southern most volcano in the cascades range And on clear days you can see volcano peaks poking up out the haze to the north in Oregon.
I haven't had altitude issues in the past. One time I accidentally mixed too much caffeine powder in one of my DIY drink mixes and I had a two hour stretch of having to move very slowly and stop often because my heart was racing and wouldn't slow down. Suffice it to say I don't add caffeine powder to my drink mixes anymore.
You have to do avalanche gulch on snow so I’d say that’s harder because I don’t like snow. But you could luck out with a bluebird day 🤷♂️ I think clear creek is the standard way for ordinary humans like us.
Thank you for doing the things I don't have the money or courage too complete or start.
You know, on this hike I met a guy at 11,000 feet taking shelter under mushroom rock. He was wearing jeans, a flannel shirt, a knit poncho, and sandals. He’d started the night before at 9pm. We gave him some calories, he was cold, tired, alone, and unsure what to do. Later I saw him summit, someone gave him their extra socks, someone else gave him their extra shoes, he buddied up with a group and it all worked out. You just never know.
Pretty big risk to take being up there. How exciting it must've been. @@Johnjds
Great documentary🙏Thanks John, safe travels and hiking🙏🤗
It’s a beautiful area and a nice route to take up the mountain 👍
Great view from the top😊
Thanks for taking us along for the hike! Nicely done!
It’s a fun one, really beautiful up there.
Thanks for the upload. I'm truly surprised there is not a ton more snow still up there given the insane winter.
Yeah the northern and southern Sierra got a lot more than Shasta this past winter
Thanks for capturing details of the Clear Creek trail route...did you have to use crampons or an ice axe for any part of the hike? planning to hike next summer but I don't have mountaineering experience. I have done Mt Whitney, Mt langley which didn't require mountaineering experience.
Snow was all gone from the route by the time I went. I was asking people who live up there how it was looking before I went. If you’ve been up Whitney and Langley, this route up Shasta is comparable. It’s a walk up the whole way with nothing really technical, but high and tiring so be trained to enjoy it 👍
Please don't vanish without a trace
No plan to, thanks! 🙏🙌
Sir i was wondering what water pouch (bottle) you use? 12:34
Great videos!
Hey, they’re the soft flasks that come with Salomon running vests. I swap the lids with their inline filter option.
ever encountered anything supernatural in the backcountry?
Interesting that you mention it.
Just this weekend in the Sierra I overheard a military jet and while looking in the sky to see it I saw the strangest gray orb moving impossibly. I dismissed it assuming it was a party balloon or airborn plant seed pod much closer to me being tossed by the wind. But I was deep over the Sierra crest. There’s nothing close enough for a balloon to drift by, there’s no plants producing floating seed pods nearby, and there was no wind.
10 minutes later I cross paths with a couple hikers and their first question was: “did you see the UFOs?” 😮
Back in the late 90s , a friend n myself went wild pig hunting, we were crossing a reservoir at about 3.30 am. In a canoe. As we paddled across I notice something in the sky, look up and see nothing but stars. As we continue again I see something look up and nothing? Then I see a pale light drop down, it was about the size of a pea. It came to a dead stop( no slow down) sightly bouncing while hovering. Then a second light, n a third? All three were colored different, they started bouncing up n down, n side to side like almost dancing.
Blown away at what I was seeing , I said, you seeing what I'm seeing? My friend says, yes just keep paddling.
These three lights slowly came together and looked like one light. After a minute or so a light shoots straight up n gone then another( so fast) the one light left just hovered, I got a feeling it was looking at us?
It then shot up, n come to a dead stop n shot out at an angle. Gone.
Not man made period.
thank you for uploading this video! I'll be making my first attempt of Mt Shasta c2c next saturday. What was the total time for your climb? How long did you camp, and were you resting at mushroom rock at 16:20? Thanks
Hey, I was going to sleep in the van and do an alpine start to car to car it, but it was s beautiful clear night and I felt like sleeping on the mountain instead so I didn’t wait.
Here’s some stats looking at time stamps on photos:
I started 6:30pm, hiked up to the bivy rock spots on the ridge past the spring. Cowboy camped there from 9:30 pm to 2:30 am when I started climbing again. Got to Mushroom rock at 7:00 am. Sheltered there during a squall for a half hour and continued. Got to the summit at 9:00 am.
I spent ~2 hours scrambling around all of the 3 peaks. Left the bowl at 11:15 am and got back down to mushroom rock in a half hour by 11:45 am. Left around 12:00 pm and got back down to the bivy spots on the ridge an hour later at 1:00 pm to change / dry out gear / repack pack. Stayed there till about 2:00 pm and got back to the trailhead at 3:00 pm.
So minus the late night camp, about 9.5 hours total to get up and minus the summit exploring and afternoon picnic about 4 hours to get down I’d say.
@@Johnjds Thank you very much for the detailed response! Much appreciated!
Sometimes you can see the fog bank on the west coast of the pacific ocean.
I bet, it’s nice being on a volcano with the singular prominence and no range around it.
@@Johnjds yep it is.
Normally you can see Mt. Lassen to the south east southern most volcano in the cascades range And on clear days you can see volcano peaks poking up out the haze to the north in Oregon.
Hey John, good to see your vids again. Have you ever experienced HAPE at the higher altitudes?
I haven't had altitude issues in the past. One time I accidentally mixed too much caffeine powder in one of my DIY drink mixes and I had a two hour stretch of having to move very slowly and stop often because my heart was racing and wouldn't slow down. Suffice it to say I don't add caffeine powder to my drink mixes anymore.
@@Johnjds Thanks. For sure on the caffeine! Hope to come through Agua Dulce on a section hike next spring. Take care.
What's the harder climb, clear creek or avalanche gulch?
You have to do avalanche gulch on snow so I’d say that’s harder because I don’t like snow. But you could luck out with a bluebird day 🤷♂️ I think clear creek is the standard way for ordinary humans like us.
The slog from the UFO rock to the summit plateau is a tough climb