Owen-Spalding 9-14-2019


The Grand Teton's Owen-Spalding Route
September 14th, 2019


Lupine Meadows Trailhead



Spalding Falls

Middle Teton

South Fork Garnet Canyon

The Meadows Camping Zone

Nez Perce on left

Lower Saddle

Middle Teton above Lower Saddle





Just before the Chockstone Chimney on the western aspect of the Needle

Chockstone Chimney

Main drainage on western side of the Central Rib

Icy waterfalls in drainage

Sack o' Potatoes



Cracks of Doom just left of the Briggs Slab

Briggs Slab with Eye of the Needle in background on far right

Middle ledge between Briggs' Slab and Eye of the Needle

Looking down the Cracks of Doom

Looking down the Cracks of Doom


Chockstone Chimney on left. Access to Briggs' Slab on right.



Eye of the Needle, Belly-Roll Almost, Briggs' Slab, Chockstone Chimney



Central Rib's Bench







Approach to the Black Rock Chimney







Wall Street Upper Exum Ridge









Upper Saddle far right





Main Rap drop zone







Approach to the Belly Roll





The Enclosure

Belly Roll

Crawl in foreground, access to Double Chimney after Crawl







Looking back at the Upper Saddle

First Entrance of the Double Chimney - not too icy given all the precipitation

Looking down the 2nd Entrance

Looking down the 1st Entrance

Double Chimney - Open-V and Tunnel variations



Exit from the tunnel

Exit from the Double Chimney

We cleaned a few holds on the slabs before exiting the DC

Direct approach to the Catwalk after exiting the DC

Owen Chimney on far left

Looking back at the exit from the DC - slabs

Owen Chimney

Catwalk

Closer look Catwalk

Main Rap

Looking toward the top of the Owen Chimney from Sargent's Chimney

Looking toward the Main Rap (unseen) from Sargent's Chimney

Bottom of Sargent's

Bottom of Sargent's

Sargent's Chimney

Sargent's Chimney

Sargent's Chimney

Sargent's Hidden Exit - very top

Sargent's main chimney - rappel

Looking back down toward Sargent's area (unseen)

Slabby Wall just below the Horse

The center crack points toward the summit and back toward Sargent's

View of Jackson Lake. We are by the Slabby Wall



Cascade Canyon far left

Summit

Looking down on the Middle Teton



Ledge above Slabby Wall - downclimb

Looking back up toward the Slabby Wall/Horse (not clearly seen). We are nearing Sargent's Hidden Exit and the Three Stooges is in front of us to the right (mostly out of view).

Sargent's Hidden Exit. Looking down at the corner access - seen from above

Hidden Exit


Ice above the Owen Chimney

Access to the Catwalk from the Main Rappel Overlook

Catwalk

Catwalk closer look

Owen Chimney

Slabs above Double Chimney

Crawl, DC area

Upper Saddle

SE side of the Upper Saddle



Black Rock Chimney



Central Rib's Bench - Eye of the Needle at center right

Eye of the Needle



Briggs' Slab on far left

Sack o' Potatoes

Cracks of Doom

Gap between Lower & Upper Western Ribs

Mini Black Dike hidden under snow - access to the Briggs Slab - looking back

Main drainage

Just a picture of the rock band between the Mini Black Dike and the Chockstone Chimney



Grand Teton as seen from the Lower Saddle



Middle Teton Glacier, Middle Teton

Middle Teton Glacier, Moraines, Lower Saddle



Enjoy Safe Climbing