18-Jun-1999

On June 18-19, 1999, I climbed Mt. Shasta, which towers 14,162 feet above the Oregon/California border and is the third-highest peak in the lower 48 states.

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1. Bunny Flats Trailhead (elev. 6000)
2. Getting ready at the cars
3. Jeff does last minute gear check
4. Southern view on the way to Horse Camp
5. Nasty Tevas abandoned at Horse Camp
6. Preston heading up Avalanche Gulch (elev. 8000)
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9. Preston eats dinner at camp
10. Preston eats dinner at camp 2
11. Group shot at base camp
12. View of Helen Lake from base camp
13. West view from base camp
14. Sunset behind base camp
15. Dawn from base camp
16. Shasta's silhouette
17. Western view just below the Heart
18. Preston climbing above the Heart
19. Mark heading up to Red Banks
20. Looking down through Red Banks
21. Break spot on top of Red Banks
22. Preston sitting on summit
23. Mark on summit
24. Preston standing on summit
25. Preston standing on summit 2
26. Preston standing on summit 3
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