Climb #5: Mount Moran -- Cancelled.

Well, yesterday, we were supposed to embark on our final and most ambitious climb of the trip, the CMC Route on Mount Moran. It's an amazing route that begins with a 3-mile canoe across Leigh Lake, and then ascends a quick 4000 vertical feet into base camp. The summit day would have been a grueling 16-hour day, climbing one of the most striking faces in the Tetons. The face looks pretty terrifying from this angle, but it's really not that difficult of a climb. Other than the Grand Teton, both Michelle and I were really looking forward to closing out our trip with this one.

Unfortunately, the weather has turned on us. The mountains received their first snow yesterday, the temperature has been averaging around the freezing mark, and the wind has really, really kicked up at altitude. All in all, we had to make the hard call to cancel this climb for this trip. In addition, Michelle picked up a cold over the last few days, so that made the decision even easier.