Mt Shasta Summit & Ski: Casaval Ridge in 1 day.

In March I climbed Shasta up Casaval Ridge and skied down Avalanche Gulch. I opted to do this climb in a 1 day push, which proved to seriously kick my butt! ~7500 ft of climbing over 12 miles total. While this mountain is not too technically difficult, it took every thing I had on en endurance level.

[@davidfantle6721]

Beautifully filmed! I appreciate all the extra effort that went into self-filming on such a long and demanding route.

[@MountainMontage]

Thanks! and yes, The mountain kicked my butt, but double backing to get some of those shots certainly didn't help haha. Worth it though!

[@ASarsam]

Awesome job man. This mountain is a ton of work! Congratulations to you and whoever broke trail.

[@gerrett108]

👍🙏 Nice I live in Shastina. Great post

[@HikingNerd]

Nice work with the route and the filming! Looking forward to more of your vids.

[@MountainMontage]

Thanks! It might be a little while with everything shut down, but hopefully sooner rather then later!

[@juangarcia1974]

@@MountainMontage I agree carrying skis, mountaineering gear and filming on top is a lot of work! WELL DONE!!!

[@markclowdus3834]

And skiied cement on the way down. That was a beast. Looked like Mammoth's cement snow that thaws and re freezes. Fields of powder would be the dream....such a beautiful mountain.

[@timothyahernRoxyCat]

That was amazing. Great climb and then ski. Amazing.

[@MountainMontage]

Thanks! It was an awesome climb

[@dam8087]

Amazing effort, great vid

[@outerskirtshiking8141]

Thanks for the video man. Hoping to try the ridge this year on a good riding day (down the gulch as well)

[@johnobrien1790]

Thanks brother for this video. just what I was looking for.

[@MountainMontage]

Im glad you found it!

[@xxuncexx]

Took my butt 20 and 1/2 hours via Clear Creek trail. The scree was a pain to go up and even though I didn't have the fun luxury of skiing, the loose ground made it easy on the the joints going down. Cool vid.

[@perrysims3320]

"It's still so far away!" The top of Misery Hill. One of the most disheartening moments of any climb of Mt. Shasta.

[@lindsaynewell6319]

Great job and great video. I hoped to do Casaval for the first time this spring (I’ve summitted on 3 other routes) but it will have to wait until 2021.

[@MountainMontage]

yes, unfortunately it looks like a lot of my objectives will have to wait as well. but the mountains will always be there!

[@alexivanov1211]

I attempted a climb up it last june when i was 13 but i didnt make it to the top because i dont have very good endurance, and it was over 2 days. im impressed that you did it in one day as well

[@MountainMontage]

It wasn't easy! She is a big mountain

[@keitasalmon6485]

dude you filmed that all solo? well done, one of the nicer climb films of Shasta.

[@MountainMontage]

yes, it was a bit of extra work, but I enjoy it, haha! Thank you

[@oblonghas]

aw yeah impreza outback sport boiiii

[@MountainMontage]

Oh yea, we've been through a lot together! Haha

[@erikseymour1]

Awesome!

[@bricenotcorc632]

good edit! solid beta

[@sweethomela8]

Great video man- Do you carry your ski boots separately in your pack and are you using an AT setup?

[@MountainMontage]

AT set up, I skinned up the first bit in the dark, Probably could have skinned more but it was just easier to not switch back and forth once I put my skis on my back

[@amateurhouradventures]

Good stuff man! Looking forward to hitting this up in a few weeks via Avy Gulch. Wondering what the snow coverage is like. Was this shot recently?

[@MountainMontage]

The was late March, so I cant say about current conditions

[@FreerunTMac]

Same, man! leaving next week. I have beta from a friend who did it last weekend, and said snow was good down to a little below helen lake, so I'd assume this weekend you'll still get to ski down to helen.

[@amateurhouradventures]

@@FreerunTMac Good luck! 🤘✌

[@johntuttle9544]

Thanks for that. You had great weather (despite poofy clouds). What time of year were you up there?

[@MountainMontage]

Mid March

[@Sonlight1964]

well not as technical as Devil's Kitchen Headwall V1... LOL Did you like the route? Did you bring enough calories?

[@MountainMontage]

Yea, technically speaking it was a walk in the park comparatively, though snow conditions were pretty nice and that can make a big difference. there was some 50 degree spots. Though Shasta required every once I had on an endurance level! I had enough calories (its harder to eat I high elevation) but not enough water. I forgot one of my liters of Gatorade I mean to bring, so I was running out 2/3 of the way up. supplemented by melting some snow but it certainly added a bit of extra time. I would recommend 5 liters or just bring a stove and plan to stop. Overall its a cool mountain, and it was a fun route. I will go back someday for sure.

[@darkswordsmith]

Did you need to use ski crampons while you were skinning?

[@mmakshak]

Thanks, because I can't get that high.

[@williambarton2529]

How long did the ascending take?

[@MountainMontage]

Took me about 12-13 hrs to reach the summit.

[@MrAntonwi]

WHO TOOK THE VIDEO OF YOUR CLIMBING ? OR HOW YOU DO IT

[@MountainMontage]

I video myself... set up the camera, and climb and then go back and grab it. its a bit of extra work, but it makes for a better video!

[@Domm_Diggity]

Cool video hard to hear you over the music

[@lolparty1922]

Where is the down video ?

[@MountainMontage]

I skied down mostly in a white out (not much to see, and also camera glitched out) and then it was dark for the rest of my ski down minus the little bit I showed... lol ill have to go back