Mount Defiance is the ultimate Columbia Gorge training hike with 4,500 vertical feet in elevation gain over 12 miles. We hit the trail on Memorial Day weekend to get ready for an upcoming Mount St. Helens climb. Click here for photos from the hike.

Columbia Gorge view after crossing into the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.

Columbia Gorge view after crossing into the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.