NZ Herald4 Sep, 2026 09:00 PM2 mins to readThree climbers had to be rescued from Mount Shasta after relying on AI advice. Photo / Siskiyou County Sheriff’s OfficeThree climbers had to be rescued from Mount Shasta after relying on AI advice. Photo / Siskiyou County Sheriff’s OfficeThree young men had to be rescued from a California mountain after using artificial intelligence to plan their trip. The three novice climbers became stranded during an attempt to summit Mount Shasta in northern California after what they expected to be an eight-hour climb turned into a multi-day ordeal.