The Grand Teton's Owen-Spalding Route
A few trip reports for April through October
July 17th, 2016 (UXM) PNG Variation
Detailed Look At Specific Route Features
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It can be a little tricky descending the lower corner crack of the Hidden Exit. Pay close attention to the various holds during your ascent. You might want to take a minute and try a partial ascent and descent of the corner to develop a memory of the moves for the descent.
This is just above the exit from the Hidden Exit.
Just above the photographer is the Three Stooges rock formation. It's not a climbing feature. It's a guidepost that you stay just to the north of.
Cannon at the lower corner crack
Lower corner crack
Looking down at the lower corner crack
Looking up at the lower corner crack
Lower corner crack
Heading from Sargent's main chimney toward the lower corner crack of the Hidden Exit.
The chute at the top of Sargents Hidden Exit.
Climbers making the slightly sketchy move around a corner at the bottom of the chute shown above.
Climber about to descend the lower corner crack
Climbers in the middle of the Hidden Exit.
They are at the bottom of the short chute at the top of the Hidden Exit and rounding a corner on the descent.
Looking back at the ledge at the top of the Hidden Exit.
Another corner crack is in the chute at the top of the Hidden Exit.
Climbers exiting the chute
The lower climbers are on the ledge at the top of the Hidden Exit.
Sargent's main chimney is directly behind them - go there if you want to rappel down Sargent's - see below.
Looking down at the top of the Hidden Exit
Going down the chute's corner crack on the descent
The climber on the rope is heading down Sargen't Rap instead of using the Hidden Exit. The other climber is about to downclimb the lower corner crack of the Hidden Exit.
Looking down the lower corner crack
Looking at the upper chute out of the Hidden Exit and the middle of the Hidden Exit.
Chute out of Sargent's Hidden Exit
Looking up at the chute from the middle of the Hidden Exit
Upper chute
Lower Access
About to exit the chute at the top of the Hidden Exit
Climber nearing the middle of the Hidden Exit
Climber nearing the middle of the Hidden Exit
Climber in the upper chute
The view just after ascending the lower corner crack
Approaching the upper chute on an icy day
On the ledge at the very top of the Hidden Exit
Exiting the top of the Hidden Exit
Climbers at top are in the upper chute.
Middle climber is rounding a tight corner in the middle of the Hidden Exit.
Lower climber is approaching the top of the lower corner crack during the descent.
The view from just above the lower corner crack
Coming off the lower corner crack
Rounding the corner at the bottom of the upper chute
Ditto
Middle of Hidden Exit
Enjoy Safe Climbing