From the trail head (7,880 ft.):
From our camp at Lake Helen (10,400 ft.):
Rob climbing along "the heart" (12,000 ft.):
Coffee break at Red Banks (12,400 ft.); thanks to Sam for packing up a thermos:
Sam possing at Thumb Rock (12,923 ft.):
From here the weather deteriorated into blizzard conditions and thus I did not pull the camera out much as we made our way to the summit. We estimated the winds were gusting at least 70 mph near the summit, for we were occasionally on all fours - holding on with with our crampons and ice axes.
The summit (14,162 ft.):
Sam finding a little break from the wind and snow:
From the small percentage of God's creation that I have witnessed, Mt. Shasta is one of my favorites. From this trip, the mountain displayed a little of God's character: beautiful, very large, not easy to get to know, powerful, respect requiring, joy giving, discipline demanding and sometimes painful. I am a small man with a big God.
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