Climbing in the Tetons?

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Climbing in the Tetons?

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Does anyone know any websites that could give me any information about climbing in the Teton Range? Any websites would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Exum guides .com
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Numerous TRs on 14ers.com too! Just search for the peak you are interested in doing in the TR section. I'm here now and the views are even hazier than in Colorado :(
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I found this one to be helpful. http://tetonclimbing.blogspot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Other than this blog, I didn't find a site with a lot of info when I was planning a climbing trip there. You might want to checkout A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range by Ortenburger & Jackson. This book contains a lot of good info so, I didn't search the web too much.
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Thanks everyone! Any recommended routes/peaks?
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Do the traverse. 10 peaks and a lifetime experience. If you are good on Rock do the full exum on the grand. Awesome day!
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blazebo wrote:Do the traverse. 10 peaks and a lifetime experience. If you are good on Rock do the full exum on the grand. Awesome day!
Alright I'll definitely research those and see if I'm at that level haha.
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Summitpost and Mountainproject both have good Tetons pages. Surprised nobody has mentioned them.

Only route I've done in the Tetons was the complete Exum Ridge. Since you're a 5.10 leader I'd highly recommend it.
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Did Guides Wall on Storm peak years ago, the crack pitch was a lot of fun.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/guides-wall/105804246

2 classic 10's I've been wanting to do for years are Caveat Emptor and/or the Snaz, both in Death Canyon.
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Buck Mountain is a wonderful full-day, class 3 outing, and not quite as committing as "The Middle" or "The South".
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Not web based but I highly recommend the guide book "A Climbers Guide to the Teton Range". It maybe the best guide book I have ever seen covering an extraordinary array of routes, their history and amazing tid bits of information. It is what every other guide book aspires to be.

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Here are a couple links to articles I wrote on my Climbing website about the Tetons, including a general overview and one with trip planning info. Awesome place to climb and so beautiful. A lot to go at so pick realistic objectives, especially for your first trip there...

Grand Teton Natl Park Climbing and Mountaineering
http://climbing.about.com/od/wheretocli ... eering.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Grand Teton Natl Park Trip Planning Info
http://climbing.about.com/od/wheretocli ... l-Park.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

About the Grand Teton
http://climbing.about.com/od/mountaincl ... untain.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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