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Vive Fitness Trail Report (Mt Thielsen 8-6-2015)

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ATTIRE (EVAN):

  1. Vive Fitness Nike Dry Fit 
  2. Shorts 
  3. Sunglasses 
  4. Trail Shoes (Merrel)
  5. Light Zip-up Hoodie (Nike)
  6. Lululemon Cruiser Backpack

ATTIRE (KAITLYN):

  1. Vive Fitness Nike Dry Fit
  2. Lululemon Fleece 
  3. Mid-shin yoga tights 
  4. Cross trainer shoes 

Notes: Good choice of clothing - We set out on the trail around 8am and we were very comfortable the whole way up.  We ended up removing our jackets around mile 2 of the hike.  As midmorning turned to late morning the sun shined down pretty hot - So for an early departure time a jacket or something of the like is definitely recommended, but you will most likely end up removing additional layers! 

 

EQUIPMENT + SUPPLIES

  1. Back pack 
  2. 2.5 liters of water
  3. 20oz container of Gatorade 
  4. Trail snacks (
    1. 1 pack gummy bears
    2.  2 protein Bars
  5. Iphones (For Photos)
  6. Sun Screen (Sweat and high altitude make you more susceptible to sun burn)

Notes: Trail supplies were more than sufficient. 

 

TRANSIT + CONDITIONS

  • About 4.8 hours transit time (238 Miles from Portland)
  • Stayed over night at Diamond Lake to get use to the elevation change and prepare for accent. 
  • Arrived at Mt. Thielsen (Direct Route) parking lot around 8am on a Thursday morning - Parking lot had 1 other car parked within it. 
  • The hike is about 5 miles to the top. 
  • Trail was dry and solid for the first 3.5 miles up.  
  • The last 1.5 miles the trails integrity gets worse - it becomes fairly sandy with footing occasionally not entirely stable. 
  • Trail did becomes quite narrow toward the top.  
  • The view from the near top is incredible.  at around 9,200 thousand ft the views are out standing! 

Notes: We strongly recommend this hike only to conditioned, seasoned hikers.  We would classify this hike as an expert level hike or very challenging!