Last year I PM'd Joerunner because I heard he was training with a 2 X Defiance hike /run . It ended up being a great day & very challenging
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/vie ... =8&t=12928
We agreed to do it again this year 8.8.13.
Joerunner & I planned to go up Starvation down the back side of Defiance & then head our separate ways potentially meeting up later for the Defiance descent. We went our separate ways @ the Bear lake parking lot. Joe's route = Down Wyeth then back up Wyeth to the Defiance trail, down to Bear lake & Back up Defiance then down the Defiance to the Starvation TH = total roughly 31+ miles & 11,000 EG. My plan was to go up Starvation then continue to Green Point Mt, Tomlike, Chinedere, & Back to Defiance = roughly 30 miles & I think 8-9,000 EG.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YRAFDW- ... e=youtu.be
We met at the Starvation TH a few ticks before 6:am & started hiking shortly after that. We pretty much talked the whole time catching up on the year of training, hiking, trail running, etc..etc..
In no time at all we were at the power line lookout area
We arrive at the large boulder field & I'm asking Joe where did the time go? I don't remember even hitting the smaller boulder field? The fog really messed up the pics & video I was taking.
Bammm! we are out of the fog bank & the sky was getting clearer by the minute. Above Warren Lake a slight breeze was feeling good.
Wow no idea where the time went but it took exactly 2:30 to reach he Summit. I believe this is my fastest time going up the Starvation route. About 200 yards before the road to the summit I started to bonk, so, I slowed down & Joe waited up for me. When we reached the road we jogged the rest of the way up.
We grabbed a quick drink & a snack, maybe spent 5 minutes or so at the top.
The Descent down the back of Defiance was similar to the Ascent, seriously no idea where the time went ? We arrive at the Bear lake parking lot & this is where we split & go our separate ways. This is also the last time we see each other. Bammmmola!!! It was really fun for me pushing hard after being couched up for way to many weeks
So after telling Joe I really have no problem navigating in this area now...at least compared to last year. I made 2 mistakes ( 1) I missed the 423 A going up to Rainy Lake to fill up my water bladder & (2) ascend to Greenpoint Mnt without back tracking.
...hmm... I see now what I did
I talked to some FS trail workers that were on the Kingsley Trail . Yes I took a detour to talk to some trail friends. When it was time to move on I took a left instead of going straight up the 423A Steve & Dave ...Thanks again for the Trail work
Ok! no biggies ill just back track & go up the 408. I make it up to GreenPoint & check my water = 1 liter...hmm how far can I go on 1 liter of water & 22 ounces of Cocowater?? Nice views on Green Point Mnt.
On to TomLike! Great side profile of Tomlike
Nice views of Hood also
Umm... Yeah where's the trail..stay right
. Ok not so bad, but more bushwhacker style than I like. It really was slow going (1) because of the terrain & (2) because I was not and am not all that comfortable with rock field scrambling. & (3) I do not know this area very well. But wow it is spectacular from the top. 
Now on to Chinedere Whooohooo...o wait I'm out of. Liquids !!
Hey what's this sign all about? Some kind of fire closer from 2012
Then I run into some bear hunters!...ummm..
Ok! Here they are
. They asked where Mud lake was & somehow I knew where it was...well I just passed a sign 1 mile prior to running into them. They offered up a powerade, but for some dumb reason I refused?? 
On ward we must go & Chinedere it is
Wahtum lake sure was looking nice.
Hood was looking splendid as well
The view of the Tomlike, GreenPt & Defiance off in the distance
Hood & off to the Right is Indian Mnt. Maybe next time.
Time to head back...very slowly with zero water.. I contemplated going down to Wahtum to fill up but decided it was probably going to be harder than just going back to Rainy lake. I was, so, dehydrated I started walking very slow. I think this was the slowest I had ever hiked or at least that I could ever remember.
I knew if I walked slow I would make it without feeling too exhausted but dang it was hot out & I was really thirsty.
Before I get to rainy lake, maybe 1.5 miles i see a side spring that I did not remember seeing earlier in the day?? Anyways I actually pumped & drank 2 liters right away, then while resting & soaking my feet I drank 1 more liter..wow I was more dehydrated than I imagined. I filled up my bladder to the max 3 liters before departing my favorite spot of the day:)
Man it seems like a long road back & I never fully recovered from the dehydration. It took about 2 hours before I coud really start pushing hard & feeling good about it.
Some cool looking weathered wood going back up Defiance
I have never been so happy to see the top of Defiance
. & since there is a rock on top of the gas chamber that must mean Joe has come & gone...yep some 3-4 hours before me.
Looks like new foundations for the gas chamber were being worked on while I was out sagging up the trails...it sure was tempting to put some kind of Mayhem graffiti on the fresh cement, but I did not. I also removed the rock marker for the next time.
I knew I must have been way behind Joe because I ate 2 spider webs on trail on the way down. Also fitting was what appeared to be spider mans glove left on the fence
Ok back @ the TH with an Empty bladder @ almost exactly 13 hours of hiking which I thought would take no more than 10hrs max. Later I find out Joe finished in 9hrs.... Bammmola to a serious butt kicking
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This is my story, though I'm not entirely sure it ever happened, is accurate or true because I was in a Looned up state the entire day. A great day it was based on foot, back, legs, hips, shoulders & neck feed back the next morning
Thanks again Joerunner.
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