This morning, we got our back country permits to climb the Grand Teton on Thursday. Our packs are packed and ready to go. We plan to spend three days and two nights out there, so our packs are a little on the big side. I'm sure a few pictures of these babies will make it into the full trip report. Anyway, our intention is to hike into basecamp at the the glacial moraine camp around 11,000 feet on the first day. We'll set camp and plan a full summit of the Grand Teton on Friday via the Owen-Spalding/Owen Chimney route, a grade II, 5.5 alpine climb. On the third day, assuming we have some energy left, we may climb the Tepee Pillar, a four pitch 5.4 alpine climb at 12,000 feet. Check it out -- it's begging to be climbed! Hey, we're already up there, right?
So, we'll be out of touch for a few days, but expect an update over the weekend. (That is, unless we can provide a live update from the mountain via cell phone...)
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