Mount Defiance Climber's Log

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bcory2003

bcory2003 - Sep 16, 2013 2:39 pm Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2012

Climbed it  Sucess!

Climbed this peak on my way out of a 2 day backpack in the area.

pingzingr

pingzingr - Aug 18, 2013 4:25 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2013

Good day hike  Sucess!

Nice relaxing day hike. A little bit cloudy so prevented the great views of Rainier, Baker and the Enchantments but still caught a glimpse or two of Seattle down I-90.

WeatherMan

WeatherMan - Jul 26, 2013 7:27 pm Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2013

TNAB  Sucess!

Easy but long grind up the hill. Got sidetracked down to Little Mason Lake, but gained the ridge on the climbers trail and enjoyed some pleasant meadow traversing before sunset. Bugs were out of control, but that's summer.

seabadge

seabadge - Jul 15, 2013 1:49 am Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2013

Family Summit  Sucess!

Went up via Ira Spring trail. Brought younger sibling and father. Summit swarming with gnats, but otherwise a beautiful day. Clear views of Rainier, Hood and Baker. Steep trail at times!

Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis - Jul 20, 2012 5:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2012

Defying my ignorance  Sucess!

Way, way harder than I thought it would be.

Briefly: Exit 45 was closed due to construction. FS 9031 was closed due to helicopter lumbering. Hike to TH via P3 at Tinkham Rd. Race helicopters up the slopes to avoid getting pancaked. Got lost at Mason Lake and accidentally scrambled up SE ridge. Got sick with fever on way down. Thunder chases me down the mt.

bikejr

bikejr - Nov 12, 2011 11:05 pm Date Climbed: Oct 12, 2010

Fall Mt. Defiance Hike  Sucess!

Beautiful with the fall colors on the upper slopes. A 100% walkup although the last part is a bit steep and might be considered a bootpath.

fredzurensick - Aug 4, 2011 1:54 pm

Twice  Sucess!

I've summited defiance twice, once on a clear day and once on a cloudy one. On the clear day there were great views: The Olympics, Baker, Glacier Peak, Rainier, Adams, St. Helens, Hood, mayve even Whistler (Canada).

belowfellow

belowfellow - Feb 16, 2011 7:21 pm Date Climbed: Feb 9, 2010

via Mason Lake  Sucess!

via Old Mason Lake Trail. Great weather.

LuminousAphid

LuminousAphid - Nov 28, 2010 1:13 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2008

Combined with P3  Sucess!

No. 006, personal climber's log.

Combined this with Putrid Pete's Peak to the West; easy ridge traverse from the two, which I actually had to cross twice because of a lost cell phone which I actually found.

Arkitekt

Arkitekt - Jul 18, 2010 1:18 am Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009

Started Late  Sucess!

Having Hiked Bandera only a few days earlier I took a few work buddies up to hit Defiance. We hit the trailhead after work and reached the summit at at about 8-9PM and weren't back to our cars till well after dark. The headlamps came in very handy on the trail back.

DustyDeb9

DustyDeb9 - Jul 1, 2010 12:19 am Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2010

Via Talapus Trailhead  Sucess!

Rainy day, no view, at least 1/2 of the trail still under snow, the rest very muddy. Trail obvious to Rainbow Lake, then a little bit of route finding needed to get to the base of Defiance due to the snow cover. 15 mile round trip. Good conditioning hike.

Doehle

Doehle - Nov 2, 2009 11:05 am Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2009

Some snow  Sucess!

Weather not as bad as forecast. No views, socked in.

Cascade Scrambler

Cascade Scrambler - Nov 1, 2009 8:05 pm Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2009

Fresh tracks  Sucess!

The fog was thick and rolling today. Reached a light dusting of snow at the talus field. From the turnoff to Bandera all the way to the summit, I made first tracks in four to six inches of fresh snow. Views from the summit were partially obscured by fog, but the views of P3 were great, and that was good for me because it was my next stop.

bmwboarder7

bmwboarder7 - Oct 23, 2009 1:37 am Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2009

Great Fall Hike  Sucess!

Hiked up via the Mason Lake trail. Straightforward good hike with a summit worth sitting at for a while.

gimpilator

gimpilator - Jun 9, 2009 11:49 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2009

P3 to Defiance Traverse  Sucess!

Bryan and Dane and I were thinking of Mount Washington but we decided to do something with "more meat on it's bones". We decided on the approach that it was not going to be fun to hike down such a steep loose face so we agreed to traverse over to the summit of Defiance and descend from there via the old Old Defiance Trail. We found the ridge top near the summit of P3 to be very exposed and so we only made it to the east summit but this is where the summit register is located. I would think that the west summit is rarely done. It was good to be back on Defiance for the third time.

Curtissimo

Curtissimo - Dec 20, 2008 4:55 pm

up July 2000  Sucess!

by myself but blocked for a time from summit by an aggressive doe!

EastKing

EastKing - Oct 28, 2008 1:50 am Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2008

Via Mason Lake  Sucess!

Great peak with good views. Cheack out the TR

Dan Winter

Dan Winter - Apr 30, 2008 1:33 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 2000

Old Trail Approach  Sucess!

Beautiful warm autum day. Nice colors and wonderful sweet smell of huckleberries in the wind.

larryN

larryN - Sep 24, 2007 12:12 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2007

Old trail is in good shape  Sucess!

We took the old Mason Creek trail and found it to be in good shape. Also, the final trail up the SW ridge is in great shape for a climbers' trail. I think Redwic may have gone up an earlier trail that we considered using. Here's our route.

Redwic

Redwic - Sep 15, 2007 4:51 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007

A Great Workout!!!  Sucess!

I took the "old trail" from Mason Lake to Little Mason Lake, then used my GPS to determine the best route through the forest to the Mount Defiance Trail. The slope leading to the summit is STEEP; I chose to go down the slope via the groundcover bushes rather than the "trail". The fog all around the mountain, including the summit & lakes, was THICK. I took the "newer" Mason Lake Trail on the way back.

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