[pct-l] Side trips

[Scott "Squatch" Herriott]

Jo wrote:

<From Mt thielsen I could see Mt. Shasta to the south in California  and
mt. Adams to the north in Washington-- all the western states-- I was
fortunate to have a clear day. It was probably the scariest climb I ever
made. The guide book said " non technical climb" -- I should have paid more
attention to the "climb" and less to the "non-technical" -- worth it?
Absolutely!>

I climbed Thielsen in '09 and, like Jo says, it definately is a testy
climb. A cool, unexpected benefit is that when you're up there (assuming a
clear day) you can actually see part of the water's surface of
Crater Lake. Awesome.

Squatch

squatchfilms.com





On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Jo <josie1066 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >From Mt thielsen I could see Mt. Shasta to the south in California  and
> mt. Adams to the north in Washington-- all the western states-- I was
> fortunate to have a clear day. It was probably the scariest climb I ever
> made. The guide book said " non technical climb" -- I should have paid more
> attention to the "climb" and less to the "non-technical" -- worth it?
> Absolutely!
> Jo
>  ( more on this adventure at
> http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=ce2b9ea2f9f4a19507275d55d422c918&entry_id=688
> )
> South sister is a non-technical walk-up (albeit a cinder slog). The access
> trailhead is on the south side, an easy detour east from the PCT. Both
> North and Middle sister are true technical climbs due to rotten rock. You
> can forget those. Mt. Thielsen, just north of Crater Lake, has a PCT
> junction with its climbing trail. All but the last few meters are
> reportedly accessible without climbing gear. It is worth noting that Mt
> Thielsen is called "the lightening rod of the Cascades" for a very good
> reason. Watch the weather and be ready to retreat if skies darken. None of
> the other Cascade volcanoes are climbable (summitable) without technical
> gear. In the Goat Rocks Wilderness of WA, you have the option to take the
> old PCT high trail that goes up and over Old Snowy rather than the current
> PCT across the Packwood Glacier. The junction is shortly before you reach
> what's left of the old Yelverton Shelter on the PCT.
>
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