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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 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. The Ridge is named after Glenn Exum who pioneered a route ...
The guide service was founded in the 1926 by Paul Petzoldt and Glenn Exum, for whom the Exum Ridge climbing route on the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park is named. From their base in Grand Teton National Park near Jenny Lake, Exum Mountain Guides provide guided climbing trips throughout the Teton Range and in other nearby mountain ...
The hiking trails in Grand Teton National Park range from easy nature walks on generally level surfaces to strenuous and oftentimes steep climbs over high mountain passes. Located south of Yellowstone National Park in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park has 200 miles (320 km) of trails. [1]
Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) [2] in Northwest Wyoming. Below its north face is Teton Glacier . The mountain is a classic destination in American mountaineering via the Owen-Spalding route (II, 5.4), the North Ridge and North Face .
Glenn Exum (June 24, 1911 – March 17, 2000) numbers among the premier mountaineers in American climbing history. Exum is best remembered for ascents in the Teton Range.On July 15, 1931, Exum was the first to climb the exposed ridge to the summit of Grand Teton which now bears his name.
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]