The lower saddle divides Grand Teton from Middle Teton and sits at 11,600 feet. Hopping across the boulders was not required, but added to the adventure. Ryan and I both had traction devices.

There they joined three fellow climbers from a New Jersey Iron Man club to scale the Grand Teton in Grand Teton ... a.m. They reached an area known as Lower Saddle at 11,600 feet when strong ...

The Exum hut on the lower saddle of the Grand Teton; Photograph by Terry Stonich After six hours and 5,000 vertical feet, we arrived at base camp: the Exum hut—a primitive structure perched in a ...

then the lunar landscape of the Middle Teton Glacier’s moraine, we set up our tent at the Lower Saddle, the classic camping spot for Grand aspirants. The peak glowed orange in the setting sun.

What it is: A three-day, high-altitude expedition over some of the biggest summits in Grand Teton National Park ... company’s hut on the Grand’s lower saddle, which keeps pack loads manageable.

He recommended avoiding the fixed rope to the lower saddle of the 13,770-foot Grand Teton and using the winter approach through the summer. “There are things that can happen to you that aren’t ...

Paul Petzoldt & his protege Glenn Exum started guiding climbs in Teton National park in the ... fields up here and then get up onto the lower saddle which is where we'll be camping tonight.

On the steep north ridge of the Grand Teton, on Day 2 ... They made a quick retreat off the Grand to the so-called Lower Saddle, 11,600 feet. By the time they got there, Chin said: “It is ...