Mt Constance Sept 8, 2013The first 700 feet elevation gain is by bicycle

Lake Constance 4800 ft

The “Cat Ears” mark the saddle leading to the

South Chute - the way we’ll be

returning.

The “Cat Ears” mark the saddle leading to the

South Chute - the way we’ll be

returning.

Starting up the loose, steep, scree-covered North Chute

First view of the summit block, still two hours away.

7756 ft

Snack break at the entrance to the Finger Traverse.

Route to the summit block

Telephoto view of the Finger Traverse

GreywolfBuckhornTyler

BaldyIron Worthington Townsend

Olympic Mountains, View North

Brothers

Jupiter

Skokomish

Washington Stone

View South

Olympus DeceptionMysteryInner Constance

View West

Descending

Descending

Finger Traverse

Terrible Traverse

View from Tunnel Creek Trail near 5050 Pass, 2010.

Descending the South Chute

Back in Avalanche Canyon, looking up at the Cat Ears saddle.

The one-day vertical descent back to the car is almost 8000 feet, on mostly uneven terrain.