The document describes a hike up Mt. Constance in Washington state. It details the bicycle ride gaining 700 feet in elevation to Lake Constance at 4800 feet. From there it describes the challenging climb up the North Chute, a loose scree-covered slope, for views of the summit block still two hours away. It notes a snack break at the entrance to the difficult Finger Traverse route toward the summit and panoramic views from the top of surrounding peaks before descending back down the South Chute and Avalanche Canyon for an 8000 foot vertical descent back to the car.

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

8. Lake Constance 4800 ft

13. The “Cat Ears” mark the
saddle leading to the
South Chute
- the way we’ll be
returning.

14. The “Cat Ears” mark the
saddle leading to the
South Chute
- the way we’ll be
returning.

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

22. First view of the summit block,
still two hours away.
7756 ft

24. Snack break at the entrance to the Finger Traverse.

25. Route to the summit block

26. Telephoto view of the
Finger Traverse

36. Greywolf
BuckhornTyler
Baldy
Iron Worthington Townsend
Olympic Mountains,
View North

39. Brothers
Jupiter
Skokomish
Washington Stone
View South

40. Olympus DeceptionMystery
Inner
Constance
View West

42. Descending

43. Descending

44. Finger Traverse
Terrible Traverse

45. View from Tunnel Creek Trail near 5050 Pass, 2010.

49. Descending the South Chute

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

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