Climbing Mt. Shasta Guide Book
Route 1, Avalanche Gulch

About the Author...

"Entertaining, factual, unique, indispensable.....After several more summit trips, side trips around and about the mountain, and climbs not lightly undertaken by the sane, Steve took his life savings and wrote a superb book, giving to the rest of us the knowledge he'd gained about climbing Mt. Shasta. Steve had achieved his goal with his book and now it's up to the rest of us to achieve ours (assuming climbing the mountain is one's goal)." Kevin Cornwell, of PhotograFix Publishing

Steve Lewis, Author & Climber

I, Steve Lewis, have lived at the base of Mt. Shasta for more than 30 years. I started climbing when I was a kid; not mountains, but fences and treetops. I progressed from gentle mountain slopes to steep rocky ridges, and eventually started climbing mountains when I lived and worked in Alaska for 6 years. The question that I get asked most often is "how many times have I been to the summit?" Honestly, I have lost track but I think it's between 40 and 50 times. Since I live in Mount Shasta City, the goal for me is to not reach the summit, since I have already been there, but to spend time on the mountain for which I have walked/hiked/climbed almost every inch of her. Sometimes, you may find me with ropes and crampons climbing steep ridges or and just simply relaxing half-naked in a spring fed meadow.

"I dedicate my book to the memory of all persons who have been injured or lost their lives on Mt. Shasta. Hopefully, the information presented here will make future climbers aware of the hazards of mountaineering." Steve Lewis

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