Mt. Shasta Guide Books

 "Climbing Mt. Shasta" by Steve Lewis Is The Only Written Resource You'll Need to Help You Prepare For A 14,162 ft. Ascent On The Second Highest Volcano In The United States! It's also the first book ever written and designed specifically for anyone planning to climb Mt. Shasta for the first time.

"...the most completed guide book I have seen anywhere. Climbing Mt. Shasta is not so much a guide book as it is an introduction to mountaineering."
Northern California Trails Magazine; Chico, California

Climbing Mt. Shasta contains 12 comprehensive chapters and power packed appendices loaded with resourceful information. This book was produced in very high quality paper with an attractive color cover and eight pages with color pictures. Also, there are several black and white pictures along with color pictures, an aerial map, several maps and charts. The book has a lot of subheadings making it easy for the reader to follow. Chapter One begins by introducing the Volcano’s eruptive history, its thick icy glaciers, and the story of the first recorded summit ascent on Mt. Shasta. The next few chapters acquaint the reader, or climber, with the hazards and rewards of mountaineering allowing those of you who know little about the Mountain to become better acquainted with it. You will also be introduced to weather, safety, climbing techniques, and proper use of equipment. Re-live the dramatic story of the climber who survived two lonely, cold nights without sleeping gear at 12,000 feet. Subsequent chapters prepare you for your climb up the mountain. Once you’re packed, author Steve Lewis takes you on a step-by-step journey to the summit. Finally, glissade with him 2,000 feet down a snowfield as he takes you safely back to base camp. Appendices include a mountaineering glossary, mountaineering stores, and resourceful phone contacts.

"The Mt Shasta Book" - by Andy Selters and Michael Zanger. On Mt. Shasta's lower slopes, hikers and Nordic skiers find walks and tours among gothic forests and subalpine meadows, trips to finish in an hour or two or to last a week. On Shasta's upper slopes, climbers and ski mountaineers find routes from moderate to severe, many including travel on the largest glaciers in California. For skiers, the book reveals quiet forest routes and divulges some of the little-known powder pockets. For climbers, the book describes virtually every route on the mountain, telling for each route what to look out for and helping the prospective climber decide which route he or she is ready to try."

For skiers, the book reveals quiet forest routes and divulges some of the little-known powder pockets. For climbers, the book describes virtually every route on the mountain, telling for each route what to look out for and helping the prospective climber decide which route he or she is ready to try.