Avalanche Gulch route

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Avalanche Gulch route is the most popular and commonly used climbing route to the summit of Mount Shasta, known for its straightforward but strenuous snow and ice ascent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route
mountaineering route
accessedVia Everitt Memorial Highway
alsoKnownAs Avalanche Gulch
Avalanche Gulch route
surface form: Avalanche Gulch climbing route
bestClimbedDuring stable snow conditions
campingCommonAt Helen Lake NERFINISHED
commonlyUsedFor guided climbs
difficulty strenuous
elevationGainApprox 7000 feet from Bunny Flat
hasReputationFor being the most popular route on Mount Shasta
being the standard summit route on Mount Shasta
hazard altitude sickness
avalanches
crevasses near upper mountain
icefall
rockfall
includesFeature Heartbreak Hill
Helen Lake NERFINISHED
Horse Camp
Misery Hill
Red Banks
summit plateau of Mount Shasta
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Siskiyou County, California NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Mount Shasta
managedBy Shasta-Trinity National Forest NERFINISHED
notableFor direct line to Mount Shasta summit
large number of climbers on weekends in season
partOf Cascade Range
primaryUse mountaineering
snow climbing
recommendedFor experienced hikers transitioning to mountaineering
requiresEquipment crampons
helmet
ice axe
mountaineering boots
requiresPermit Mount Shasta summit pass (in climbing season)
wilderness permit
requiresStartTime pre-dawn start for safer snow conditions
startsFrom Bunny Flat trailhead
summits Mount Shasta summit
technicalGrade non-technical snow climb in good conditions
terrainType ice
snow
typicalSeason early summer
late spring

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Avalanche Gulch route alsoKnownAs Avalanche Gulch route
this entity surface form: Avalanche Gulch climbing route
Mount Shasta hasClimbingRoute Avalanche Gulch route
Mount Shasta hasClimbingRoute Avalanche Gulch route
this entity surface form: Hotlum–Bolam Ridge route