Grand Teton Free Solo Day Hike - Owen-Spalding Route
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2023
- 8/28/23. I had been to the Tetons once in 2016 but wanted to come back to bag the Grand Teton. This was an awesome hike/scramble/climb, and honestly wasn't too sketchy, but it's not for everyone. It starts at the Lupine Meadows Trailhead in Grand Teton National Park, in the state of Wyoming.
Wyoming Whiskey is a great site for beta on the route, which describes such features as the eye of the needle, the chockstone chimney, the belly roll almost, the bell roll, the black rock chimney, the briggs slabs, the double chimney, the owen chimney, sargent's chimney, the three stooges, the horse, etc.
Note that the thumbnail picture was on another hike in 2016 when I went up Paintbrush Canyon and then down Cascade Canyon, and got a great view of the Grand. This is not on the route I took for this hike.
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this is by far the best video of the owen spalding great camera work you deserve more credit!
thanks i appreciate it! hopefully some of my other videos can help you too!
I’ve been researching this climb for a long time and this is by far the most informative video I’ve seen. I can’t wait to binge all of your videos man. Living my dream fr.
thanks dude! I have a lot of stuff all over the place and most of the hardest hikes in the US, so hopefully you can find some good beta on other hikes too! I would recommend using the Wyoming Whiskey site (I reference it in my video several times) as that has a ton of pics to help you too
As others have said, appreciate your commentary, some nice beta. I did this almost 2 years ago and it's fun to revisit those tougher sections through your vid.
thanks for watching! I try to make the videos thinking about what I would wanna see if I were researching to do the hike/climb for the first time
Thanks for uploading! This was a joy to watch
thanks for the kind words! Hopefully some of my hiking vids help you plan your own adventures!
Im in grand teton in a few months. wheres the trailhead and the ropes. It looks really fun and im confident i can do it.
no offense, but if you're doing this yourself you need to put in the time to research the route thoroughly to make sure you know what you are doing and are safe. If you don't know the trailhead that probably isn't a good sign. I don't know what you mean by asking where the ropes are. Most people have ropes and pro for this route, I just free solo'd it
FYI, the lower saddle is more like 5000 feet of vertical gain above the trailhead. The bulk of the climb for sure :)
yeah haha I didn't realize it was so far up, I guess I didn't study the elevation profile well enough before
@@HikingEngineer not intending to call you out or anything. Just chiming in in case you weren’t aware how far up that actually was. Awesome climb and video btw!
@@LessThree I know, didn't think that! Hope some of my videos help you out, or at least provide entertainment!
Amazing video! It’s my dream to summit a mountain like this. One day!
it was one of my favorite hikes ever!
So impressive! It looks amazing there, hoping I can go one day!
Thanks!
By far the best route video I’ve seen; super helpful for beta for me. Thanks so much for making it! Just out of curiosity, what shoes are you wearing?
thanks! hopefully some of my other vidoes can help you. I wear Salomon Speedcross 6, so not really the best shoes for rock climbing haha
@@HikingEngineer I’m sure some of them will; you’ve got some great content. And nice! I thought they looked kind of familiar. You definitely could have had worse shoes haha. Good to hear too since I prefer trail runners over approach shoes.
Where are you eventually gonna heading in Patagonia? I’ve been there a couple times now (Bariloche and Chalten twice each), but excited to see what you end up doing so that I can steal it for future trips.
@@TrustyNate I just started looking into planning -- I wanted to do the O Loop for sure but otherwise haven't done any research. Seems you can't book camp sites yet. I'm open to suggestions!
@@HikingEngineer Unfortunately, haven’t made it to Chile yet (almost went two years ago), but I’ve heard good things. Definitely recommend Bariloche and El Chalten in Argentina though if you can make it over there. They are a bit more climbing oriented (especially Chalten), but are well worth it even for the normal hiking trails (this is coming from someone who doesn’t “climb” climb and just hikes/trail runs).
Bariloche kind of reminds me of a mix between Bend, OR and the Tahoe area. One of my favorite international cities I’ve been to. And El Chalten is spectacular as well, mainly for the surrounding scenery, but the town is growing quite quickly as well.
Wow, beautiful!
this is actually one of my favorite videos, if you watched the whole thing! lots of climbing
Nice video! That fixed line is mostly there for people with heavy packs
makes sense
I want to do this when i go back! I was there 2 months ago
it's one of my fav "hikes" for sure! Just make sure you are prepared
Man, I loved the video. After reading Wyoming Whiskey it helped me better put together in my head where and how serious some of the obstacles are. I think there's a good chance I make my own attempt this year. Was 8/28/23 the climb date? What would you consider the crux of your route? From the commentary I would assume Owens Chimney. Do you think the Catwalk may have been an easier alternative?
Thanks! Yeah the WW site and description takes awhile to get through but it's great beta. yes 8/28/23 was when I did it. yes the OC was the toughest part (up and definitely down). Because I feel comfortable climbing I wanted to go up that way, and also there was some ice around so I think the catwalk could've had some, but honestly I should have probably gone down the catwalk way. The downclimb was pretty tough of the OC
he shows great beta and everything but also keep in mind this is probably the driest ive ever seen on the owen spalding, pretty typical to get a snowstorm around that time of year and the chimneys would be much more slick if that was the case if you look at Mediocre Amateur’s video of it you can get a better idea of what to expect in icier conditions same time of year please be careful out there and also most days in the summer afternoon thunderstorms are typical so be aware that most people can do the owen spalding without the use of ropes but choose to bring them just in case for quick rappel exits should a storm pop up. the tetons are known for causing people to get struck by lightning it is very deadly, not trying to scare you but want to mention just in case you didnt know.
Thanks for the video! It was such a joy to watch. Out of curiosity, what month did you do this hike? Looks like there is not much of a snow.
Very impressive and comprehensive. Would you say if one were comfortable in class 4, then coming down with no rope is feasible?
Thank you! I try to do my best in all my videos to show people what the hikes actually are like, that's why I started the channel. I would say yes, if you're comfortable on class 4 you should be ok. The route down the Owen Chimney was tough, but you can take the catwalk around on the side and presumably it would be much easier. I think you can always avoid tough class 5 downclimbing if need be
what day did you summit? I climbed the Grand without gear on August 19th and had no ice whatsoever
8/28 -- I typically put the date in the description but I realize no one probably reads those! But I think they had gotten rain the day before, so it created some ice
What's the name of this hike on Alltrails?
I don't believe the summit of the Grand is on alltrails, most likely because it's more of a climbing route and not just a hiking trail. But there is plenty of beta on the internet about the route(s) up the Grand Teton. Wyoming Whiskey is a good site that has extensive info and pictures on the route up grand teton
Thank you, love all your hikes... @@HikingEngineer
Scares me just watching.
great job, did you down climb the route you took up?
I did -- it wasn't easy (especially down Owen Chimney) -- but there are bypasses around to make the down easier
Looked awesome! Do you have any previous climbing experience or are you fairly new to it?
I guess it depends what how you define "climbing". I don't really rock climb at all with rope/anchors, although I've done it a gym for fun several times. But I have a lot of class 3/4 scrambling experience (see the rest of my channel for all my CO 14ers and other offtrail summits in Zion, e.g.) so am pretty comfortable on rock
@HikingEngineer so it's not too bad if you're comfortable climbing? No ropes necessary?
@@andreyv1 I didn't think any ropes were necessary, and I'm not even a real climber. I guess judge for yourself based on the video footage, but I felt very safe and comfortable
@@HikingEngineer Cool, I think i'll attempt it and film it for the tubes but it may not be until next year. Not sure there's still time this year with summer wrapping up.
That is some crazy freehand rock climbing and to go back down the same way? Not sure if that is bordering on lunacy or adrenaline rush factor.
Haha it honestly wasn't that bad. The owen chimney was tough climbing down but everything else was pretty trivial. But you can bypass the owen chimney via the catwalk
Wow the climb looks endless in the video. I want to do this sort of adult playground stuff with you, will you? Can I? What do I need to do to get started? What type of gear (gloves, shoes, clothes, etc.) do you recommend?
no special gear, although most people use climbing anchors/ropes/etc. I just had some gloves as it got chilly at one point, but not needed for climbing. This is a fairly advanced level "hike" so we would have to test you out on easier stuff first! Don't want to kill anyone ha
@@HikingEngineer I am up for the challenge. I've done some climbing in the past. How much upper and lower strength did you use during the entire climb?
Damn 8 hours? I always thought it would take me a few days, but seeing you do it in 8 hours, damn. No need for ropes? personally I would want to rope up in some spots.
I'm a fast hiker, and pretty comfortable on rock. So I would be at the fast end of the spectrum, although those ultra runners probably beat me by 15 to 30 min roundtrip! I'm not a rock climber but I don't think there was anything that tough climbing wise or risk wise -- I've done harder stuff on other hikes
@@HikingEngineer haha welll kudos to you man! you're definitely not an ordinary hiker. If you're only 15-30 minutes behind the Ultra runners, than you are a Ultra Runner yourself in my book! lol
They didn't know what you are talking about because there is no commonly known feature as the "belly roll almost". The "Belly Roll" is a commonly known feature.
my understanding was that almost everyone who climbs the Grand uses the site "wyomingwhiskey" as the best source of beta, as many I met on the trail confirmed it. That site describes the "belly roll amost" above the eye of the needle. But no worries that they didn't know about it, they just seemed to think I was talking about the actual belly roll
I’m planning on climbing it this September, just got a backcountry camping pass. I’ll check that site out! Thanks! Your video is the best one I’ve seen so far.
@@anthonygibson3133 thanks! that wyomingwhiskey site is VERY extensive with a ton of photos of the route. It takes routes just to read through once!
Your camera jumps around so much, it makes it unwatchable. I know you're trying to hurry up.
sorry man, not sure what else to do -- it's mounted on my head. I can just stop making videos
@@HikingEngineerdon't stop, your videos are great! Haters are gonna hate, don't let them get to you.
I'd like to see this hater climb the grand in one day without proper climbing gear, and try to film it...
thanks man@@BearPlane747
I loved it!