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Title: A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range (3rd Edition) by Leigh N. Ortenburger, Reynold G. Jackson ISBN: 0-89886-480-1 Publisher: Mountaineers Books Pub. Date: November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Exceptional Climbing Guide to the Magnificent Teton Range
Comment: A good climbing guide is a personal friend. You spend hours reading about possible climbs, adventures awaiting for you. There is much pleasure in browsing a climbing guide, remembering the climbs you have made, those climbs not completed due to severe weather or other reasons, and all those climbs you have yet to try.
My Teton guidebook has particular value as I always inscribe notes about my climbs: the date, my companions, the weather, route finding tips (or conversely, where I went astray), elapsed time, and other items of interest.
This third edition, 1996, is more than four hundred pages. It is much to bulky and heavy to carry on a climb. But it is a remarkable reference of virtually every climbing route in the Teton Range. The descriptions are detailed and well-written. I have not encountered any climbing guide that is comparable in detail and scope to this work by Leigh Ortenburger and Reynold Jackson.
The number of routes and variations on the favorite peaks can be overwhelming. The most commonly used route is highlighted. Route descriptions range from easy scrambles to difficult climbs requiring substantial technical skill on ice, snow, and rock. Numerous excellent black and white photos with climbing routes overlain are scattered throughout the texts. Also, there are many detailed ink drawings of more difficult climbs.
For climbers new to the Tetons, the authors have listed more than 130 of their favorite routes ranging from easy scrambles to severe climbs 5.12 in difficulty, as well as difficult technical ice climbing routes.
The first sixty pages provide an overview of the Tetons that alone is better than most publications on the Tetons. Major topics include a history of Teton climbing, descriptions of great climbs and traverses, details on the national park service policy, and a discussion of the difficulty rating system.
The introductory section on Teton weather and climatology is quite good. Also, on more than one occasion I had reason to appreciate the bushwacking hints by Ortenburger and Jackson for those canyons without maintained trails.
I have used A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range for many years beginning with the first edition dating back to the 1960s by Leigh Ortenburger. In the intervening years a condensed version, an extended version (volume 2), and a second and third edition have been published.
This third edition is really quite exceptional and I highly recommend this guidebook to anyone planning to climb in Grand Teton National Park.
Rating: 5
Summary: If you want to climb in the Tetons buy this book!
Comment: I used this book on a 3 week climbing trip where I climbed the Teton 7. On the routes I climbed I never felt as if I was misled or not provided crucial information. This is the best Teton guide book I have seen. There is such a wealth of information in this book that I couldn't imagine one person actually ever completing all of the routes. I chose to ignore one of the warnings in the guide book and did not rent a canoe for the approach to the CMC route on Mt. Moran (I instead walked around the lake). Lets just say they know what they are talking about. The only thing bad about it is that the book is rather large. Copy the pages you need and bring them on your climb.
Rating: 4
Summary: The only resource to Teton Climbing
Comment: When in the summer of 2002 I was researching a resource book that would help me climb the Grand. After reading through numerous reviews on Amazon I was thrilled to hear how highly regarded this book was, and without a doubt it's a single most useful book I have ever owned, besides Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, of course.
If you consider to climb anything in the Tetons, look at this book to guide you through the difficult approaches, its photos are really detailed and offer enough inside information to pinpoint your destination and the routes of ascend.
This is it, buy it and take it with you on all your Teton Climbs ( or take the pages you need to save the bulky weight).
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Title: Teton Classics, 2nd: 50 Selected Climbs in Grand Teton National Park by Richard Rossiter ISBN: 0934641714 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Teewinot : Climbing and Contemplating the Teton Range by Jack Turner ISBN: 0312284462 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 10 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains, 2nd by Joe Kelsey ISBN: 0934641706 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 January, 1994 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Hiking Grand Teton National Park by Bill Schneider ISBN: 156044875X Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Teton Trails : A Guide to the Trails of Grand Teton National Park by Katy Duffy, Darwin Wile, Sharlene Milligan ISBN: 0931895359 Publisher: Grand Teton Natural History Association Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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