[pct-l] Mt. Shasta

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

Judson,

There's no doubt that Shasta demands respect, it is a serious mountain.  I 
hope you didn't infer from my posts that it's anything but.  All I'm saying 
under the right circumstances, such as a time when thru-hikers are passing nearby 
it can be done by a long distance hiker.  I thought I tried to give fair 
warning of the difficulties involved, conditions, steepness, etc. but it's not 
until someone is actually facing the mountain whether they'll be able to decide 
whether it's doable or not.  

It's my belief, that a PCT'er that has hiked all that way will have an 
advantage over many I saw that day, if only from what they've already experienced on 
the trail and their conditioning up to that point.

There's no shame in turning around, ever.

Sly

In a message dated 3/8/2004 8:14:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
judsonb@internetcds.com writes:

> Sly, my point was that even though you CAN make it up w/o experience or
> gear, that doesn't necessarily mean you SHOULD. Too many people die on
> Shasta and Hood because they treat it like a walk-up. I wanted to advise
> others against considering it a walk-up. That doesn't mean no one should
> climb it, only that it should be taken seriously.