Lower Exum Ridge Route
Encyclopedia
The Lower Exum Ridge Route is the lower section of a technical rock climbing
up the Grand Teton
's Exum Ridge in Wyoming
. This route is often bypassed on hiking terrain by climbers who wish to climb only Upper Exum Ridge Route
which is technically easier. This route is listed as the Direct Exum Ridge Route in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
.
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
up the Grand Teton
Grand Teton
Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.- Geography :...
's Exum Ridge in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. This route is often bypassed on hiking terrain by climbers who wish to climb only Upper Exum Ridge Route
Upper Exum Ridge Route
The Upper Exum Ridge Route is the upper section of a technical rock climbing up the Grand Teton's Exum Ridge in Wyoming.The route and ridge is named after Glenn Exum who pioneered the climb, via a solo ascent, on a day when his mentor Paul Petzoldt was guiding a couple up the original...
which is technically easier. This route is listed as the Direct Exum Ridge Route in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs Of North America is a climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a definitive piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark...
.