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Deaths and rescues on Mt. Shasta in 2025 have already surpassed the total numbers from 2024.

Two climbers died in separate falls late in the season, and a Redding man remains missing since May.

Officials stress that even the safest routes on Mt. Shasta require significant preparation and caution.

With only days before 2025 closes, the number of deaths and rescues on Mt. Shasta that involved search and rescue teams already surpassed those reported in 2024.

Between New Year’s Day and Thanksgiving, search and rescue teams responded to 10 different incidents on the mountain compared to eight last year, said Nick Meyers with the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center.

Of those ten, two people who came to recreate on the mountain died in falls, c

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