Exum Ridge
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The Exum Ridge is the name of the most popular climbing routes on the Grand Teton, the high point of the Teton Range in Wyoming, named after Glenn Exum who first pioneered the route, via a solo climb, on a day when his mentor Paul Petzoldt was guiding a couple up the original Owen-Spaulding Route. Grand Teton towers 13,770 feet above Jackson Hole, with an ascent of 6,700 feet which requires a combination of hiking, climbing and rapelling. The route proceeds from the Lower Saddle across a famous traverse, Wall Street, over to the southwest ridge of the peak, and is rated at 5.5.
In 1931 Exum and Petzoldt started Exum Mountain Guides, which has grown to be a prestigious climbing school and mountain guide service. In 1982 Exum, accompanied by many distinguished mountaineers, made one last climb of the Exum Ridge route on the fiftieth anniversary of his first assent.
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