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| The Grand Teton, left, and Teewinot, center, from Lupine Meadows |
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| East face of Teewinot; the route goes up through the forested area on the right, passes to the right of the two large pinnacles in the center of the photo (the Idol and the Worshipper), then up assorted gulleys, ridges, snowfields, etc. |
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| Camping the first night near tree-line; always one of my favorite pictures of my bride... |
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| Next morning, below the Idol and Worshipper |
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| Working our way on up past the Idol and Worshipper |
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| Still higher... |
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| Looking up toward the summit; at this point the weather began closing in--we could hear thunder on the other side-- and at this altitude and season you get a wintry mix that makes footing difficult; add in the relative lateness of the day and the prospect of a descent in the dark...we decided the mountain would still be there the next year, snapped a few pix, and began our retreat |
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| The "Cathedral Group" perspective...Teewinot, the Grand and Mt. Owen; anyway, it was on that descent in 1972 that we figured out that Vicki's climbing forte was not on the downside...we got back to the camper just before midnight, exhausted, in tatters (Vicki's jeans), and ready to re-think any climbing that was off-trail; and so we came to add climbing to bridge, tennis, and paddling, the major things we do not do well together |
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| Fast-forward to 1977, and we are back in the Tetons, and I am doing Teewinot as a very long day-hike, here pretty close to where we stopped in 1972 |
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| Jackson's Hole, the Snake River, from the summit of Teewinot; I was there alone and so satisfied myself with sitting on the summit block, not standing |
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| Looking northwest toward, I think, Lake Solitude |
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| And Mt. St. John, and Mt. Moran and Jackson Lake |
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| The Grand Teton and Mt. Owen from Teewinot; Gunsight Notch in the middle there |
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North face of the Grand and Teton
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1 comment:
Looks like a great adventure-I get tired just reading about it!
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