chimbo Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 Trip: Olympics - Mt. Constance from Avalanche Canyon Date: 5/28/2009 Trip Report: Our group of four had a climbing reunion of sorts and chose Mt. Constance. I'm enjoying this weather window and the fact that the scree is covered with snow in my backyard range. I highly recommend bringing bikes for the washed out section of the Dosewallips. We camped at the lake where there was access to water and one dry spot. We approached the canyon at five but the snow was soft. We escaped the shadows of the canyon to catch the sun on the east side. Make sure to follow the chute directly across from "the thumb" on the other side of the canyon. Once you climb the broad chute and get to the other side of the ridge you are mostly traversing. The traverse had some exposed areas but the snow conditions were pretty good and we never used any pro. Approaching the summit. The views of the Olympics, the Sound and Canal, and the Cascades were great. The last section of the traverse had a fun scramble and gorgeous ridge leading up to the summit. Heading home. It was a quick turnaround from Mt. Deception but when your best friends are all in town how do you say no. This was a great cap to a great week in the Olympics. Gear Notes: Ice Ax, (we brought crampons but the snow was pretty soft), you could set pickets for some of the exposed sections and horn a few places along the traverse. We didn't use anything and you could certainly choose to go light on this one. Approach Notes: Take BIKES on the Dose washout! No snow until Lake Constance. Quote
rocky_joe Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 cool climb and fantastic photos. thanks for posting. Quote
KBHR Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Congratulations, Nice TR, I appreciate the pics as I'm hoping to try Constance this year. Quote
Rad Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 That summit is one of the best I've been on in WA(still have Chianti on the list). If you boot ski down the scree it's wicked good fun. Just don't fall... Quote
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