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DrewB - Apr 13, 2008 11:25 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2004
3rd Times a Charm on UEOnly took 3 trips to the upper saddle before the weather was good enough to go for it. We summitted just as a storm hit and dropped 3 inches of snow in about 2 hours. It was a complete white out on the decent. We couldn't even see 10 feet. We almost had a serious epic. Still, it was an amazing climb. I can't wait to get back to the Tetons!
merrill - Mar 7, 2008 5:52 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2004
Upper ExumMy first big summit. I'm Hooked.
WyoNative - Jan 30, 2008 11:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004
Exum RouteClimbed via Exum Route after spending night in hut (yuck) at lower saddle. (Next time I'll sleep outside.) Descended via Owen Spaulding to Lupine Meadows.
Shirley Lam - Jan 30, 2008 10:16 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
Almost baileddue to weather moving in, but cleared just long enough for us to finish the climb.
utclimber - Jan 14, 2008 12:27 am
Upper ExumA very complex mountain. We tried to do the complete Exum, but couldn't figure out the start of the route.
devnull4 - Jan 10, 2008 2:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2007
Upper ExumGreat climb on a beautiful day
MountainHikerCO - Dec 29, 2007 8:08 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2006
Upper ExumI hurt my ribs on this climb. I fell and my brother in law's belay saved my life. I had a lot of air beneath me! It was the first time I ever fell against standard protection as opposed to being top roped or in a gym. It happened too fast to be scared. After crashing against the rock I grabbed it like a cat and had an easier climb up than where I was a moment before. It took a few pitches to settle down mentally. After that my ribs started to hurt. The only choice was to go on. The rapel on the way down was neat. The hike out was a slog.
bighornmonkey - Dec 29, 2007 4:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2006
Done...Started the Exum route but exited at the start of the Upper Exum because the weather was threatening. We ended up getting to the summit via the OS route.
hfaust - Dec 20, 2007 1:50 pm
Upper ExumAlways fun in the mountians
hfaust - Dec 20, 2007 1:48 pm
Underhill Ridge Directhad a blast
wyomtman - Dec 12, 2007 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2003
Love the Tetons!Upper Exum, car to car. Ran into some fresh snow on top, which turned everyone back down that day but us. Us being Dr. Vandervort and Galina. With the doctors superb leading skills we found our way down. Long day to say the least, but a great adventure.
k2360tnf - Nov 6, 2007 6:07 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2007
SummitedSummited 2 day OS route
JonW - Oct 29, 2007 4:03 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2006
OS Single DayMy wife and I did OS in a single day from Lupine. Started around 2:30 and were on the summit around 11:30. It was great day and had good weather until around 1:30.
Wade Baker - Oct 27, 2007 2:59 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2003
2-day Climb2-day climb. Excellent!
highice - Sep 19, 2007 9:32 pm
upper exumnice climb, great day and no people on the route
Scrambling Man - Sep 5, 2007 7:03 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2007
GrandGreat views from the King of the Tetons.
cackalackyclimber - Sep 4, 2007 12:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2004
Owen-SpauldingAn enjoyable climb up and down the O-S route. I saw enough of guided climbing this day to know that I would never go on a guided group climb outside of the Himalaya.
1mvertical - Aug 28, 2007 1:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2007
Pownall-GlikeyUpper Exum for the finish. Good route, great exposure. Descended through the Sargent Chimneys back to the upper saddle.
atavist - Aug 28, 2007 1:48 am Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
direct exumEnjoyed a windy day on the exposed Exum ridge. The climbing is never too difficult but always offers options to keep it exciting.
madsjim - Aug 26, 2007 4:21 pm Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2007
Upper ExumLeft Lupine Meadows at 3:00 AM. We hit the step around on Wall Street around 8:00 AM, was nerve racking yet not too difficult. Not knowing the route too well slowed us down. I loved the Wind Tunnel, did not like the Friction Pitch and found an easy line past the Dihedral. Once on top of the ridge, we travesed over to Sargents Couloir on the OS and made it too the top. Very long day!