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Climbing the Tetons

 

Welcome! and thanks for visiting. This part of jonbales.com comes from a trip in July 2003 to northwestern Wyoming for a week to do some climbing in the Grand Tetons. While in the neighborhood, spend a few more days camping and seeing the sights in Yellowstone National Park.

This was my first time doing any serious rock climbing so the trip included a couple days of training and climbing with a guide. The pictures and narrative here includes the training, the climbing, photos from around the park and more. Whether you are thinking about doing some climbing or just wanted to see my photos, I hope you enjoy...


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Camped out for a week in the park and these are some of my favorite photos. Also some general information about the park and camping there. Start Here at the front page or skip ahead:

 

 

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In preparation for climbing the Grand, spent two days in training. There are a lot of photos here and a little about what this was like.

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And... the main objective of the trip, a two day climb to the top of Grand Teton. I've found that I can tell people what this was like, but until they see the pictures they don't really have a good idea about it. Well, there are a lot of pictures here so this should give some clue!...

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Of course you don't have to do an overnigher to get an appreciation of the park beyond what you get from a car window. A few photos from off the beaten track...

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I've picked out a few favorite photos and formatted them for use as Desktop Backgrounds. Also included a few useful links if you're thinking about this kind of a trip. 

 

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After spending a week in the Grand Tetons, I took a few extra days to poke around Yellowstone. It is a different experience but with an amazing variety of terrains and experiences. I've included some of that here...

Start Here at the Yellowstone front page or skip to the topic of your choice:

  • Yellowstone National Park

    • Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
    • Tower Falls
    • Old Faithful
    • Hayden Valley
    • Norris Geyser Basin
    • Grand Prismatic Springs
    • Mammoth Hot Springs

 

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