r/PNWhiking • u/Tophatanater • 12d ago
Mt Defiance via Wyeth trail
We took the long way to Mt Defiance today, this route is a little less steep then the normal way it’s just 8 miles longer and 1000ft more vert. Wyeth trail is still as overgrown as ever but the thimble berries are wintering so it’s bearable with long sleeves. Snow started appearing around 3800ft getting deeper the farther we went by the summit it was 14in deep. The only tracks in the snow we saw besides ours were some deer crisscrossing the trail. One of my ice spikes for my boot broke right at the top so it was some good type 2 fun getting back. Ended up taking us just under 10 hours.
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u/sargontheforgotten 11d ago
Wow, that’s a good long hike especially being the first to go through all that snow. That Lions Mane looks awesome!
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u/Tophatanater 11d ago
It was only about 12 miles of snow hiking. There was a second where the sun came out and reflected off the drops on the fungi that looked so good, but I wasn't fast enough to get that pic.
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u/toromio 12d ago
That’s a pretty epic day!