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The Upper Exum Ridge Route is the upper section of a technical rock climbing up the Grand Teton's Exum Ridge in Wyoming. [1]The route and ridge is named after Glenn Exum who pioneered the climb, via a solo ascent, on a day when his mentor Paul Petzoldt was guiding a couple up the original Owen-Spaulding Route.
Owen-Spalding route; Location: Grand Teton, Wyoming, U.S.: Coordinates: 1]: Climbing area: Teton Range: Route type: Alpine: Vertical gain: 2,175 ft (663 m): Pitches: 1: Rating: 5.4: Grade: III: First ascent: William O. Owen, Franklin Spalding, Frank Peterson, and John Shive: First free ascent: August 11, 1898: The Owen-Spalding route is a rock climbing route on Grand Teton (13,775 feet (4,199 ...
The first documented summiting by people of European descent was on August 21, 1898, by T.M. Bannon and George Buck, only ten days after Grand Teton was first climbed by another party. [4] Bannon later became the first person to climb Borah Peak, the tallest mountain in the state of Idaho.
The Exum Ridge is the name of a prominent rock buttress on the Grand Teton, the high point of the Teton Range in Wyoming. Grand Teton towers 13,770 feet above Jackson Hole, with an ascent of 6,700 feet which by any route requires a combination of hiking, rock climbing and rappelling.
Climbing; Easiest route: class 4 scrambling [1] Two Ocean Mountain is a 10,724-foot-elevation (3,269-meter) summit in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. [3 ...
Mount Wister (11,495 ft or 3,504 m) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Taggart Lake and to the south of Avalanche Canyon. The mountain is named after famed author Owen Wister, an early visitor to the area. Mount Wister was first climbed by Phil ...
It is a comprehensive guide to climbing in the region and includes background material including the climate, geology, and climbing history of the Teton Range. Dalton Johnson from Men's Journal called the book the Teton guide book I wish I had, [3] and the book is on the recommended reading list of the National Park Service. [4]
Symmetry Spire (10,565–10,645 feet (3,220–3,245 m)) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The mountain, first climbed via the east ridge route on August 20, 1929, by Fritiof Fryxell and Phil Smith, towers above the northwest shore of Jenny Lake and Cascade Canyon.