Climbing Oregon's Mt. Jefferson Alone

Mt. Jefferson is Oregon's second tallest volcano, standing about 10,495ft tall. The route included a bit of a shortcut to get to the standard Jefferson Park route. I estimate the round trip to be around 14 miles up and down over 6,000ft of vert. The hike included hours on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), thousands of feet of steep loose rock, crossing the entire Whitewater glacier, and some relatively steep snow climbing and traverse. It is certainly one of the more challenging Cascade peaks. For more mountain submitting videos, please check out my Summit Specials playlist by following the link below:    • Summit Specials   Video Contents: 00:00 - Intro ~4,400ft 00:38 - PCT Approach from Woodpecker TH 01:24 - Russell Creek 03:02 - Ridge Approach 04:53 - Crossing over North Ridge 05:07 - Whitewater Glacier 06:15 - SE Ridge Climb 08:14 - Saddle Point 08:38 - Traversing Summit Block 10:05 - Climbing Summit Block 13:10 - Summit ~10,495ft 13:47 - Rappels from summit 16:33 - Traversing Summit Block 17:59 - Descent and Sign Off