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.

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 ...

The views as you climb are spectacular, as Mount Shasta sits on the horizon and is ... but the Bob’s Hat Trail is usually the most popular route. No matter which route you decide to tackle ...

The rugged beauty of the waterfalls in Northern California is something else! Some of the best and most popular waterfalls in ...

New perk: Easily find new routes and ... Modoc, Shasta-Trinity National Forests in northern California. It will be managed by the Forest Service. North and east of Mount Shasta, the new monument ...

While the situation had a happy ending, it's a reminder Black Butte is a wilderness area, and a moderately challenging climb that can turn hazardous in winter. While smaller than it's towering ...

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 ...

A goose is safe after attempting to summit Mt. Shasta last month. While on a routine patrol, climbing rangers with the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center spotted the goose at the 10,000-foot elevation ...

Two rangers on patrol discovered an unusual, unprepared “climber” high on Mount Shasta — a goose, California officials reported. Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer found the goose about ...

A recent study conducted by University of New Hampshire researchers explored how integrating machine and deep learning ...