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