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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avalanche Gulch climbing route | 1 |
| Hotlum–Bolam Ridge route | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing route
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mountaineering route ⓘ |
| accessedVia | Everitt Memorial Highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Avalanche Gulch
ⓘ
Avalanche Gulch route ⓘ
surface form:
Avalanche Gulch climbing route
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| 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
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avalanches ⓘ crevasses near upper mountain ⓘ icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| includesFeature |
Heartbreak Hill
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Helen Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Camp ⓘ Misery Hill ⓘ Red Banks ⓘ summit plateau of Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Siskiyou County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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
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snow climbing ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | experienced hikers transitioning to mountaineering ⓘ |
| requiresEquipment |
crampons
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helmet ⓘ ice axe ⓘ mountaineering boots ⓘ |
| requiresPermit |
Mount Shasta summit pass (in climbing season)
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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
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snow ⓘ |
| typicalSeason |
early summer
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late spring ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Avalanche Gulch climbing route
this entity surface form:
Hotlum–Bolam Ridge route