Hvalstad Rex and Use Skis to Scale Famed Mt Shasta I IOne I One of the thc most dangerous climbs known to man man scaling scaling Mt Shasta on n skis was skIs was the thc accomplishment of or lIal Hvalstad Ted Rex and Ster- Ster ten fen cn a letter from Rex to The Telegram sports department revealed revealed re today FIRST IN IS HISTORY The three who have competed in inmany inmany many nany Utah tournaments arc are the thc first firstIn In n history to reach the top of the thc haz hazardous California mountain on skis kis Mt Shasta Is Js slightly over 14 feet high Their hike was one of danger and peril with death lurking in the shadow shad ow of each step They departed from Mt l Shasta City March 30 for Shasta Alpine lodge eight miles away Extremely unfavorable weather forced them to sta stay stayn in n camp the next day To pass the time awa away they bunta builta built bunt a 1 takeoff back of 01 the lod lodge c which Is s situated at the foot of the moun moun- thin ain Hvalstad jumped over the cabin and had to reach an nn elevation of ot 80 SO feet in order to prevent his crashing crash ing lag it The cabin was 14 feet high April 1 relates Rex we decked decided deck deck- ed to make the trip to the top We left the lodge an elevation of feet at n. n m. m We arrived within a few yards of the top an art elevation over feet at p. p m. m The wind was blowing so hard there that at times we had to He lie down to keep from being carried awa away The Thc temperature temperature tem tern was 15 degrees below zero DODGE FALLING ROCKS A dangerous part of the trip was the falling of rocks and ice They would fly by us like bullets so we had to be on the thc lookout for them all the time We crossed places where a slip meant a nonstop slide to the thc bottom Extra precaution was taken at these places of course Coming down was a mixture of experiences We walked slid on shoes ran sat and stood on the thc skis We Wo came down from the top to the lodge in one hour and fifteen minutes min nun utes and from the thc lodge to town In three quarters of an hour That's a record from the top lop to town in two hours The Thc three were among a group of noted at the thc lodge but were the only ones to dare the climb Rex is one of the few American American- born skiers adept at the sport He HeIs Heis Heis is called the midget skier being just 5 feet 4 inches tall taU and weighing pounds He halls hails from Michigan and began skiing ten years ago HVALSTAD IS ACE CE Hvalstad who represented Big Pines Calif in the Ecker hill meets is one of the most sensational performers performers performers per per- formers in th the world He lowers his body in a near horizontal position that causes Cluses the spectators to gasp in astonishment while riding in the air He lIe twice outscored Alt AU Engen worlds world's champion on consecutive Sundays represented Minneapolis in the thc tournaments and is often titled the most graceful skier in the I sport