Rescuers helped an injured hiker and their climbing partner off Black Butte's treacherously icy trail. What makes Mt. Shasta's lava cone a challenge.

Meyers, the lead climbing ranger and director of the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center, described the rescue as a rare and memorable experience. “From the very first moment we identified the ...

What makes Mt. Shasta’s smaller neighbor, lava dome Black Butte, challenging — but worth the climb, hikers say While ... Research your route before you go. Check trail reports or call the ...

Mt. Shasta, standing at 14,179 feet ... Emma Grace is a rock-hopping, mountain-climbing, sour-candy-eating adventurer who loves her car, her cat, and her trusty backpack. She holds a B.A. in ...

While on a routine patrol, climbing rangers with the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center spotted the goose at the 10,000-foot elevation point where Old Ski Bowl is located. That’s according to a ...

Mt. Shasta rangers in California got a gander of an unusual "climber" in distress on Christmas Eve, when they stumbled across a stranded goose that was 10,000 feet up the mountain. Climbing ...

our team at Mount Shasta Avalanche Center & Home of the Climbing Rangers rescued a particularly unprepared Mount Shasta climber. Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer's routine patrol took an ...