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Grand Teton National Park

Mt. Moran via CMC Face

Mt. Moran via CMC Face

Monday, September 12, 2022: * Mt. Moran ascent via CMC Face, a 5.5-rated climbing route. * 6,000' vertical with a paddle approach over String/Leigh Lake. * 1,000' vertical of climbing on CMC Face. * 18 hours roundtrip, 8am to 2am. Mt. Moran is a 12,610′ mountain in the Tetons.

Grand Teton via Upper Exum

Grand Teton via Upper Exum

Labor Day, September 5, 2022: * One-day ascent of Grand Teton via Upper Exum, a 5.5 climbing route. * Round trip in just over 12 hours, 3:15am to 3:30pm. Upper Exum is a 5.5 route up Grand Teton that starts midway up Exum Ridge. It involves the same

Picnic: a Grand Teton Triathalon

Picnic: a Grand Teton Triathalon

The Grand Teton Picnic is an informal mountain triathalon first completed in 2012. The route: * First, bike from the elk antler arches in Jackson's Town Square to the Jenny Lake East Overlook (23 miles). * Second, swim across Jenny Lake to the Cascade Canyon ferry docks (1.3 miles). * Third, ascend

Part II: Mt. Moran's Skillet Ski Ascent/Descent—Trip Report

Part II: Mt. Moran's Skillet Ski Ascent/Descent—Trip Report

April 9, 2022: * One-day ski ascent/descent of Mt. Moran’s Skillet. * Colter Bay departure via Jackson Lake; left at 4:30am; returned at 8:30pm. * 21 miles, including descent, and 5,000’ vertical. * Turned around 1,000’ short of the summit due to weather/daylight. For context on the

Part I: Mt. Moran's Skillet Ski Ascent/Descent—Training and Education

Part I: Mt. Moran's Skillet Ski Ascent/Descent—Training and Education

From huffing and puffing up 1,400’ vertical of Snow King in January to a single-push, 21-mile, 5,000’ vertical attempt at the Skillet (“the biggest backcountry line in the US”) by April. (We stopped 1,000’ vertical short of the summit due to weather and daylight.) Parts I and