Grand Teton, Wyoming 1996
| The Tetons are great mountains! I've climbed the Grand Teton 3 times and have climbed around in the Teton range for years. The Grand is at an elevation of 13,770 feet and is considered one of the 50 classic climbs of the world. There's many different routes to the top, the two most popular are the Owen's Spalding route, and the Exum Ridge. This particular route is the Owen's Spalding route. Probably the easiest of the two. However, it's still an exciting climb and definitely worth doing. |
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View of the Grand Teton..
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Our group at the trailhead.
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Our camp in the meadows with the
Middle Teton looming in the background. |
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Hiking up from the meadows, you pass
a great waterfall. |
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Taking a little break in the moraine,
just before heading up to base camp. |
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Thomas with the Middle Teton Glacier
behind him, while working up the moraine. |
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Right before the saddle, there is
this headwall one has to climb. A thick rope is left on this section
for you to use. |
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The view from Base Camp. |
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Tom and me heading up the Owen's
Spalding route from base camp. |
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Tom on Dave working up the route. |
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Probably the greatest part about
this route is the Crawl. One traverses along this small crawl space,
with a huge drop to the left. Very fun! |
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Above the Crawl, it's easy going
to the summit. |
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One last little chimney before the
summit. |
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The summit team! Tom, Dave and I
on the top of the Grand Teton! |
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The next day after reaching the summit,
Tom and I spent some time playing on the Middle Teton Glacier. |