Mt. Shasta, standing at 14,179 feet, is California's 5th-highest peak, and the second highest in the Cascade Range. It's a paradise for hikers, climbers, and skiers all year round, as well as ...

Mt. Shasta's best climbing conditions happen when there's snow on top of the rocks. The snow locks the rocks in place so they don't tumble as easily, Meyers said.

Mt. Shasta rangers in California got a gander of an unusual "climber" in distress on Christmas Eve, when they stumbled across a stranded goose that was 10,000 feet up the mountain.

Forest ranger rescues goose in "rough shape" from Mt. Shasta U.S. Forest Service Ranger Nick Meyers recently took a snowmobile ride down Mount Shasta for a rescue he will always remember.