Trip Report
The Brothers/Brothers Traverse
This route is probably optimal trail/snow conditions right now, will get slower over the coming weeks as snow melts on the upper mountain.
Travis Truett
- Sun, Apr 26, 2026
- The Brothers/Brothers Traverse
- Day Hiking
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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Great conditions. Easy "bridge" to walk across after Lena Lake... maybe 1-2 stream crossing you had to rock hop, otherwise easy to get across via downed trees.
Snow starts right after the burn, it's not continuous to the summit but the steep gullies are still filled in which makes for much faster travel. It's definitely getting thin though, watch out for punching through weak snow near large rocks.
Transitioning from snow to the summit pyramid takes some careful footwork.
Plenty of running water through the hike up until ~5k probably?
My watch clocked 17.34 miles and 7,024 elevation gain, 10h23m car-to-car.
I actually wore trail runners all the way to the summit, the snow was just soft enough with steps previously kicked in for me to make it without needing traction, although there were a couple icy steps on shaded snow.
Put on boots/crampons for the hike down.