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snatch · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 98

September 1, 2007.

Joe Griffen
Jason Price
Jason Summers

snatch · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 98

marc olivares · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 603 Location: sugarhouse

:slobber:

scoutabout · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 546

Very cool! I wish I had the technical skills to make such a climb. Amazing view from the top.

CarpeyBiggs · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 1672 Location: Fairbanks, AK

:hail2thechief:

Nice work fellas. I hope to do this some time in the near future... In the meantime, I will envy your ascent.

jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1336 Location: Lehi, UT

Wow, that takes me back! The Grand is awesome! Looks like you guys got lucky with the weather. :five: Seems like every time I'm up there I end up in some kind of storm. :haha:

Wall street was something else, eh?

cachehiker · Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 131 Location: Logan, UT

Beautiful pictures. They have me remotivated.

I've been wanting to climb The Grand ever since that month I spent in Rexburg helping to clean up after the damn dam break.

Someday soon I'll probably just fork over the cash for a guide.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 6778 Location: The Interwebs

Thanks for the writeup. . .me likee. :popcorn:

madsjim · Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 47 Location: Salt Lake Valley

I was there that same day. You guys passed my partner and me around the Friction pitch. I was belaying him and you guys just found a crack and flew past us. I was jealous because my partner was taking his time. Later we passed you on your way down. I chatted with you at the Sargents Couloir rappel about your RSL hat.

That was a perfect day, with no clouds in the sky we just kind of moseyed our way up.

By the way, anyone who wants to climb the Grand next year, let me know. It is worth doing many times! No guides needed, it is easier than it looks!

price1869 · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:16 am Post subject:

scoutabout wrote: Very cool! I wish I had the technical skills to make such a climb. Amazing view from the top.

You do.

snatch · Joined: 28 May 2006 Posts: 98

madsjim wrote: I was there that same day. You guys passed my partner and me around the Friction pitch. I was belaying him and you guys just found a crack and flew past us. I was jealous because my partner was taking his time. Later we passed you on your way down. I chatted with you at the Sargents Couloir rappel about your RSL hat.

That was a perfect day, with no clouds in the sky we just kind of moseyed our way up.

By the way, anyone who wants to climb the Grand next year, let me know. It is worth doing many times! No guides needed, it is easier than it looks!

I remember the RSL comment but not the avatar you have posted. It must have been the sun's brightness and the fact that you had a hat on. That's pretty cool, who knew we were uUtah comrades?

I recall passing a group or two, then being surpassed by the same groups when we reached our false summit. We were so anxious to find our way to the top that we took any route that appeared promising. After friction pitch, we followed the beta to the wind tunnel then abandoned the beta. We were stuck once and had to improvise but we ran into a few aged pitons that encouraged us on.

Hopefully next year we can have the same exploration! We try for the 1st week in September so join us if you can!

Sombeech · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:50 am Post subject:

Good to see you guys made it this year. Thanks for the pics.

climbinghalfdome · Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 63 Location: Kanab UTAH

Last year I soloed the upper exum and boy let me tell you it was a long day! I went from Parking lot to summit back to parking lot in 13.5 hours. I know its not that fast but it sure beat carrying all that extra overnight gear. I'd like to try it again but this time do the exum complete. I'm confident in my trad leading abilities, just looking for someone to follow.
Takers?
I'm thinking early August.
Kevin

shaggy125 · Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 589 Location: Your moms pants

climbinghalfdome wrote: Last year I soloed the upper exum and boy let me tell you it was a long day! I went from Parking lot to summit back to parking lot in 13.5 hours. I know its not that fast but it sure beat carrying all that extra overnight gear. I'd like to try it again but this time do the exum complete. I'm confident in my trad leading abilities, just looking for someone to follow.
Takers?
I'm thinking early August.
Kevin

I really want to climb the Grand this year although I have no trad climbing experience. I have led low 11's sport climbing just no experience placing gear. I'd really like to make a trip up to the PNW in August, but if I can swing both I might be interested.

Iceaxe · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 7287 Location: Utahahaha

Somehow I missed this thread in the past..... nice work guys. :2thumbs: