The Mt. Shasta Book: A Guide to Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, and Exploring the Mountain and Surrounding Area [Paperback]

Andrew Selters (Author), Michael Zanger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

Hikers, skiers, snowboarders, and mountain bikers will discover routes through pines and wildflowers on Mt. Shasta's lower slopes, while the glacial upper slopes challenge climbers and ski mountaineers. This new expanded edition of The Mt. Shasta Book includes the challenging circum-Shasta hike, snowboard routes, and details on mountain biking and boating. Veteran mountain guides Andy Selters and Michael Zanger also provide an updated amenities section. Comes with a folded 15-minute map.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

At 14,162 feet, Mt. Shasta dominates its landscape and provides endless recreation opportunities for outdoors enthusiasts. Although official trails are few, this overview of the surrounding area provides plenty of access routes and trip descriptions to help hikers, climbers, skiers, and mountain bikers make the most out of the diverse terrain. A waterproof, foldout topographic map is included. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Press; 2nd Bk&Map edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899972780
• ISBN-13: 978-0899972787
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,020,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second edition of this classic guide is even better, March 19, 2001

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Dennis Freeman (Weed, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mt. Shasta Book: A Guide to Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, and Exploring the Mountain and Surrounding Area (Paperback)

The "Mt. Shasta Book" is a bit of a misnomer. The title would imply that it is a mountaineering guide to the Mount Shasta volcano in northern California, which it is, but it is so much more. In addition to describing the fourteen climbing routes on the mountain (with variations), the guidebook also details many hiking trails, ski and snowboarding routes, boating, rafting and kayaking rivers and mountain biking trails throughout the region. In addition, the book adds many interesting photographs and maps to complement the text. It is the only guidebook that I am aware of that presents a plan for hiking around Mount Shasta.

The second edition (March 2001) completely updates the guidebook in terms of visitor information and contacts, photographs, trail conditions, and a wonderful new 17" x 24" 7.5 minute topographical map of the mountain with all trails and routes clearly marked and with an index to place names. The new edition has 48 more pages than the first, but some of it is due to a slightly larger, easier to read, type. Nevertheless, many of the sections have been expanded, especially water activities and snowboarding routes. New sections have been added to tell the history of the first climbs of Shasta, the placement of a geodetic monument on the summit in the 19th century and the discovery of glaciers on the mountain.

The Mt. Shasta Book is highly recommended. Those who own the first edition will want the revised edition as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the best, July 10, 2010

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Rex Durfour (Bluefield, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mt. Shasta Book: A Guide to Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, and Exploring the Mountain and Surrounding Area (Paperback)

This little book has been around for awhile but it still provides an excellent overview of Mt Shasta.