A first-time climber’s Mount Shasta adventure turned into a nightmare when he went careening nearly 500 feet down the mountain — then had to crawl his way to safety with no phone, food, water or light.
Zubayir Kazi, 24, had reached the summit around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 after setting out early that morning. He had scouted part of the trail five days earlier, but the conditions he encountered during the climb were far harsher than expected.
“It turned out to be much worse than I expected,” Kazi told NBC Bay Area.
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