Climbed Lassen with Paul last weekend. It was my second trip up that lovely volcano. After a pretty
smooth trip last year I was pretty lax about this one.
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| There she blows! |
Paul and I had a leisurely drive up on Saturday. Rolled out the sleeping bags and had an unseasonably warm night sleeping under the stars.
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| Did I mention it was HOT? |
We were rolling just a little after 7AM Sunday morning. Paul found a great route through the trees and up onto the snow line. We made great time up the snow taking turns putting in a bootpack. About three quarters up we had a few options. I decided we should take the route I went last time. Unfortunately I was a bit off and soon we found ourselves on a 45 degree slope with rotten snow. Not an ideal place to be. Paul charged ahead and we made it to the summit. Not sure what the lesson is on that one but it's a reminder that the last 300 feet are STEEP. Just climb it and don't look down.
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| Spring skiing in California. |
Skiing off the summit was tricky again. Another micro ledge for putting on your skis like last year. Fun stuff as always. Here's a short video.
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