Owen-Spalding Route - September 20th, 2015

Grand Teton Climbing Conditions
Owen-Spalding Route
September 20, 2015








Garnet Creek with the Middle Teton













Spalding Falls


Stairs by Spalding Falls


South Fork of Garnet Canyon as seen from North Fork












View back toward the Meadows from the Climbers' Trail


Petzoldt's Caves


Picnic Rock by the Caves


View up the switchbacks above the Caves


View back toward the Caves


East Face Grand Teton



View to the SE at the bowl above the steeper part of the Meadows' Headwall & below the Middle Teton's NE aspect


View toward the Lower Saddle - the Moraines




View back toward the east - overlooking the Moraines


Climbers at the Fixed Rope






The Moraines as seen from the Lower Saddle


Lower Saddle




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Love Ice - western side of the Needle


Needle's Chockstone Chimney far right


Climber taking the hard way - drainage between Lower & Upper Western Ribs


 View by the Briggs' Slab

The Briggs' Slab is at the far left. Eye of the Needle (natural tunnel) right center. Upper ledge of the Chockstone Chimney - center.


Wide Lower Ledge out of Chockstone Chimney - Backwards 'S' shape - leads to the EOTN


Climbers below the Upper Western Rib and to the east of the Lower Western Rib - going for the drainage.






Access to the Central Rib's  Black Rock Chimney is by the smooth vertical slab


View back down the Central Rib


Black Rock Chimney


Wall Street as seen after exiting the top of the Black Rock Chimney


Middle Teton and view back at the upper access to the BRC - center bottom.




Shorts, work boots, no crampons.


View from the Upper Saddle toward Jackson Lake & Mt Moran


MT


Northern access to the upper eastern side of the Upper Saddle


Southern access to the upper eastern side of the Upper Saddle


Owen-Spalding Climbing Route

Looking toward the NE & toward the Belly Roll at the Upper Saddle

Main Rappel area


Ledge just past the Belly Roll


The Crawl's exposure

The Crawl & view toward the access to the Double Chimney


Access to the Double Chimney's two entrances

View back toward the Belly Roll & Upper Saddle


View back south toward the Crawl from the access to the 2nd Entrance of the Double Chimney


Variation - access the 2nd Entrance from the ledge below - right side of image.


2nd Entrance of the Double Chimney


Owen Chimney


OC


Looking south from the bottom of the OC


OC bypass


View from the Catwalk - looking back north


The Main Rap to the Upper Saddle


Sling in fire hose & bolted chain


View toward Sargent's Chimney from the Main Rap area










View toward the Main Rap from the bottom of Sargent's


View up Sargent's


SC


SC


SC - by Hidden Exit

SC Hidden Exit variation (most common route)


SC Rappel - main chimney


Upper exit from Sargent's Hidden Exit variation


Three Stooges


Slabby Wall


View back toward Sargent's


Slabby Wall with false summit above - the Horse



Ledge above Slabby Wall - part of 'switchback' to avoid climbing the wall.



Summit







































Sargent's Chimney

Catwalk

Catwalk



Double Chimney's Open-V



Looking down the DC's 1st Entrance

DC's Tunnel & Open-V

Handhold between 2nd and 1st entrances to the DC

1st Entrance

The Crawl







Belly Roll

Main Rap



Wall Street - zoom view



MT

Upper access to the CR's BRC



BRC





Bottom access to the BRC









Belly-Roll-Almost & Eye of the Needle





Briggs' Slab at far left





Exit off Briggs' Slab

COD

SOP

Runner's Slab by Chockstone Chimney

Bottom of the CC at far right







The Needle