"Solo hike today and to the TH @ 7:30AM, 3 cars in the lot on a Friday. Kamikaze up is as fun as everyone says, lots of gain. My calves and achilles were feeling it. On the descent (down Teneriffe trail) I found talus on only about 30% of the hike -- a majority of the trail was quite clean. No sweeping landscape photos were possible today, as the smoke finally found it's way here. " — zachmitch • Sep 9, 2022

"Northbend Trifecta - This is a local challenge few have accomplished – A series of three peak summits I have only read about and given my recent push to climb more and summit more and push harder, I thought after a week of summits – Mount St. Helens, Mailbox Peak 2X, Dirty Box, Teneriffe Kamikaze Route I was ready for this undertaking. It was also an opportunity to put myself in the finishers’ spot with the PNW Peakbaggers Facebook Group’s challenge to visually summit Mount Everest by gaining the total altitude beginning April 15th. Here goes! I completed the North Bend Trifecta today!: Mailbox Peak Old Trail, Mount Teneriffe Kamikaze Route, Mount Si Old Trail – up and down each one. 11,609 feet gain, 19+ miles, 17+hours. MPB was a breeze and I ran into our own PNW Peak Bagger group founder and leader – Bill Goodgion descending the summit! Kamikaze was slow with all the precipitation making the rocks and roots on the ridge and steep approach super slick, and 6″ of new powder on the final 500′ make it slippery and slow. Did Si in the pitch dark – first time on the Old Trail. I was the only human on the mountain tonight, but not alone – my axe was in my hand the entire time! The w..." — markhadland • Apr 24, 2021

"Solo late afternoon hike up the Kamikaze Route of Mount Tenerife. I have heard how difficult this trail is, so of course, having sumitted most if not all the peaks on the I90 corridor, and many of the HC 100, I decided to attempt this route as a trainer for a solo Enchantments through hike. I have been up Tenerife a couple of times, and outside of this route, and maybe connecting Blowdown, Crater Lake, or Dixie, the mountain no longer has much appeal. The trail up towards the falls, is the usual restored former logging road - boring. Finally, some switchbacks emerge to help traverse a talus field, all the way up to several lookouts for the falls. Sadly the falls were bone dry today, and the rest of the trail was steep, and there are no water sources remaining on this route - FYI - so be prepared. Once the steep, rooty, rocky switchbacks yielded to a rocky ridge, you emerge on a rocky point with a great view and appreciation of the ongoing uphill ridge to climb. The route has you going up a few rocky bits for a few hundred feet, and then yields to forested paths, with ever-emerging daylight as the trees on each side of the ridge tin out as you gain altitude. The trail is mos..." — markhadland • Aug 20, 2020

"My buddy Paul and I completed the Issy Alps 50K Endurance Challenge! AND I finally got to stick a Peakery sticker on the infamous mailbox atop Mailbox Peak! The route is about 33 miles long and includes about 13,000' of elevation gain. It involves climbing Mailbox Peak, Mount Teneriffe, Mount Si (to haystack basin), and Little Si, connecting them all on foot. Although these are actually Cascade peaks, there are 100K and 100 Mile versions of the challenge that extend into the Issaquah Alps range, boasting much more elevation gain." — Al-Rashid • Sep 7, 2019

"Hiked to Teneriffe / Kamikaze Falls and then to the summit via the Kamikaze trail. This trail starts off with a gradual incline and then transitions to switchbacks to the Falls. The switchbacks then transition to what is essentially straight up the ridge to the summit. We encountered ice and snow during the last part of the hike up to the summit. We put on our micro spikes and we were able to hike with pretty good traction. It would be difficult to make it to the summit without microspikes or cramptons. It was very cold with a strong wind on the summit so we snapped a few pictures and started our descent after a few minutes on the summit. Coming down requires some careful foot work given the steepness of the trail. The trail is well all the way to the summit with either hatchet marks on trees along the way or well established footprints in the snow. Overall, a great hike and excellent workout. " — joeerickson • Jan 19, 2019

"This hike is a tale of two trails. Always have wanted to check out Mount Teneriffe but have been leery of the crowds. An early start today seemed like a good day to give it a go. Pretty awesome paved parking lot, very Mailbox Peak-like. Decided to take the new trail up, which is in very good shape. A dusting of snow appeared at about 3 miles and by 4 1/2 miles in, the snow was pretty deep. Someone had been up in snowshoes sometime last week, which helped a bit, but with the recent snow, the tracks were mostly filled in and without snowshoes, the last 2 miles were pretty slow going with no real boot path and no snowshoes. Only saw two people the whole way up, who were heading down to try and pick up the Mount Si connector trail after summiting Teneriffe the "old" way. Emerging from the woods, deep snow changed to icy snow for the last few hundred feet to the summit. Very fortunate to be above the clouds and in the sun today, and with no wind the summit was very nice with nice views. Gaining 3,800 feet over 6 3/4 miles makes this a moderate, if long, hike. Decided to do the loop and take the traditional route down which had less snow, but was a bit more treacherous d..." — BryHong8 • Feb 10, 2018

"Rained the whole way up and then started freezing at the saddle. By the time we reached the boot path it was snowing pretty hard. So we did a Chevy Chase at the top in a snowy cloud and heading down the path toward the falls. It was a slip-n-slide the whole way until the falls. Yet, still a great day to get out during the week and hike!" — davomaso • Jun 16, 2016

"I climbed up to Mt Teneriffe along the SW ridge from Kamikaze falls. This trail is very steep! There are a few level spots with large rocks where you could stop for a break or lunch, and you have intermittent views of Mt Washington and Mailbox to the south and southeast. Microspikes and poles or a good stick (my preference) are necessary near the top because of the steepness. The summit is a long, narrow flat area with an amazing 360 degree view. Quite rewarding once you get there. 3840 ft gain, 8.5 miles, 5:45 hrs." — markgarrett • Mar 11, 2016

"My business trip to NYC got cancelled due to the NE blizzard, so I "had" to torture myself with a hike. Hadn't done Teneriffe since 04/12, so I thought I would do it again in the winter time. Snow could be found above 3,000'. Some places were steeper than I remember. Once you're above the sea of clouds above 4,500', you can pretty much see everything! Rainier, Baker, Glacier, Shuksan were all out. No cornices this time and very little spaces you would find safe at the summit, so be careful when you go up there! Here's a shot of a friend I ran into, taken over the edge of a ridge right below the summit. " — aimk13 • Feb 10, 2013

"Long warm trip. 2 hikes in one, nice stroll to the falls, which have no water running down them, and the after falls workout to the top. After the falls is much like Mailbox Peak. " — puddlepirate • Sep 27, 2012