SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST – That’s one lucky goose! The U.S. Forest Service’s Mount Shasta Avalanche Center and Home of the Climbing Rangers found a goose at an elevation of about 10,000 feet with the poor thing’s head and eyes crusted over with ice.
The intrepid rangers were able to chase down the goose on the California peak and bring it to safety, and they shared the entertaining account below of what happened with the “particularly unprepared Mount Shasta climber.”
“Rangers Nick Meyers and Eric Falconer’s routine patrol took an unexpected turn when they discovered the first attempted ascent of Mount Shasta by a goose. The goose is suspected to have reached the 10,000 foot elevation at Old Ski Bowl through a majority of flight and some webbed feet. Upon our rangers’ arrival, the climber (flyer?) had on only one layer of down and was neither prepared for the temperature nor overnight camping. Our dedicated staff were able to offer the goose a quick descent to a local pond at lower elevations before returning to regular duties,” wrote the U.S. Forest Service on social media.
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