Climbing The Grand Teton

PrezwoodzPrezwoodz Registered Users Posts: 1,147 Major grins
edited July 20, 2006 in Journeys
We came into the area on July 3rd and Camped on the peak itself on the 4th. In the morning we woke up ate about 1 pop tart and headed up the peak. We had ropes and harnesses but just didn't much feel like using them or our climbing shoes. Ahh its a great life.

Here are the Tetons. The Grand is on the left.
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Hiking up the Garnet Valley. It is an incredible place!
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John bouldering around. We camped here for about 2 hours and then said the heck with it and hiked up to the lower saddle to camp.
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Its such a tuff life. *sigh*
(Middle Teton on the left)
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Ive seen worst places to Poop.
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Standing on the summit at 13,770'
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Another pic of the awesome valley
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While on the peak I was lucky enough to wake up for sunrise.
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The Tetons with the Grand being the highest of them all.
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And thats it for now! Hope it covers the taste buds!

Comments

  • mushymushy Registered Users Posts: 643 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2006
    :uhoh I've been waiting for the next installment from your roadtrip and you didn't disappoint. Awesome set of photo's, that sunrise looked well worth getting up for.
    May I take your picture?
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2006
    This trip of yours is amazing!

    Cool shots, especially this one.

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    Sid.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2006
    Very pretty pictures. I really need to get out more.
  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2006
    awesome story and even better photosthumb.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited July 9, 2006
    Damn! If you lads had said you'd be in the Tetons, I would have rode
    there...awesome shots!

    Ian
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  • arroyosharkarroyoshark Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Excellent images of someplace most of us won't get to. Thanks. Is the teton climb a "walk-up" or scramble, or do you use ropes, etc.? Looked like you had climbing gear in the summit image.
    Available light is any damn light that's available -W. Eugene Smith
  • juliejulesjuliejules Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    I climbed Grand Teton a few years ago. Thanks for sharing these shots, you really captured the beauty.

    How about the wind blowing up the mountain when you're, uh, sitting in that box?
    --juliejules
    http://www.juliejules.com
    Canon 70D, Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon Ext 1.4x II, SpeedLite 430EX
  • PrezwoodzPrezwoodz Registered Users Posts: 1,147 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    ian408 : We will be in Devils Tower for a day or two probably next week. How close are ya? :)

    arroyoshark : It is normally considered a climb from any angle. The climb was only rated about 5.6 at its highest that we ascended and although we had ropes we never used them. Or our climbing shoes for that matter. It was a onsight free-solo in our street shoes in the rain. ;) Quite fun.

    juliejules : I didnt use the restroom ;) Although there was plenty of wind so I could imagine its feeling! Which route did you take up ?
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,948 moderator
    edited July 10, 2006
    Prezwoodz wrote:
    ian408 : We will be in Devils Tower for a day or two probably next week. How close are ya? :)

    Back home now :(
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  • juliejulesjuliejules Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2006
    Prezwoodz wrote:

    juliejules : I didnt use the restroom ;) Although there was plenty of wind so I could imagine its feeling! Which route did you take up ?

    I don't recall the name of the route, but it was the less-technical, much colder route, I remember that much. I went with 7 other women and we went with Exum Mountain Guides. It was so great, one of the best experiences of my life. I'll never forget it. I live a sea-level, so the altitude was quite an adjustment, to say the least. I'd love to do it again.

    Here we all are at the top. I'm the furthest to the left. One of our guides is taking the picture, and other is bottom-left. This was shot BC (before Canon) with a Sony P&S. We taped our names to our helmets so the guides could remember our names, like little kids in youth hockey.

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    --juliejules
    http://www.juliejules.com
    Canon 70D, Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon Ext 1.4x II, SpeedLite 430EX
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2006
    Great pics and story! Like them all, but the dawn pic is awesome! It almost gives me goosebumps! Print it, frame it, put it on the wall somewhere! thumb.gif

    Matty
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 15, 2006
    Prezwoodz wrote:
    ian408 : We will be in Devils Tower for a day or two probably next week. How close are ya? :)

    arroyoshark : It is normally considered a climb from any angle. The climb was only rated about 5.6 at its highest that we ascended and although we had ropes we never used them. Or our climbing shoes for that matter. It was a onsight free-solo in our street shoes in the rain. ;) Quite fun.
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    Next time try it in the winter and ski down. mwink.gif
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 17, 2006
    holy crap..
    no pun intended on the outdoor crapper.. thats good stuff ...and arroyoshark is right most of us will never get to the summit of those mountains ...thanks for taking us along....
  • jamesljamesl Registered Users Posts: 642 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    Wow, I'm jealous. mwink.gif Looks like an awesome time. I think I could live in the Tetons in the summer. iloveyou.gif I had a chance to visit there for 3 days, and it sure was hard to leave. Everything there is beautiful. I bet it was cold up there on the tops of the mountains. Hee hee.

    Thanks for sharing!

    James
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