Exum’s winter camp and course schedule has been finalized and it’s time to plan your winter fun in the Tetons.
Click on the photo for a list of all of our camps and courses that are currently scheduled.
I met Jed Williamson 18 years ago, on my second day of work at Exum. I tagged along on a Cube Point climb with Jed in the lead and 13 or so teenagers, and a few other guides, following behind.
When guides aren’t guiding, they’re out climbing.
Recently Jackson Hole News & Guide featured a “Close-Up” article about Trevor Deighton. Trevor is a great local high school science teacher AND an Exum Guide. Trevor, and 2 other local teachers, Garrick Hart and Andy Tankersley will finish their teaching year in early June and will then spend a portion of their summer guiding clients in Grand Teton National Park. Click through to read more about Trevor and his fellow teachers at Exum.
Exum purchased the Ice Park at Snow King in December and it has been a great first year.
We arrived at the Exum offices right on time…and an hour early. Joanna claims it was my underwhelming scheduling skills – I’ll blame it on excitement. Either way, we were at the base of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park, ready to assault the second highest peak in Wyoming. Ironically, the iconic Grand Teton is hidden from view from the Exum offices, but we knew it was looming above us, and we were ready for the challenge!
The Grand Teton is not the kind of mountain you just walk up. At 13,770 feet, it juts into the Wyoming atmosphere like a spear, gaining 7,038 feet of elevation in about 7 miles. Experienced Grand climbers know the routes like the back of their hand, but as we were soon to learn, the mass of ledges, chimneys, and ramps is so bewildering it is a wonder Owen/Spalding ever picked their way to the top. And the exposure – standing with toes just inches from the edge of 2,000 ft. cliff faces – means this is far from your standard “walk up”.
The Exum Ice Park is now OPEN! Click through for open ice climbing times, and how to get signed up for ice climbing classes.
