Early February in the Tetons – A Photo Superpost
With a near average base depth and signs of improving stability, February has seen us putting down the crack pipes and grudgingly tuning out the GOP primary fight to venture into the higher reaches of Grand Teton National Park. A new Ungrounded edit will be dropping shortly, but in the meantime, here is a big ole photo gallery from the past week. Thanks to Jeff Brines/EarlyUps, Chris Dickey/ ThoughtShaker and Luke Walker for the rad shots.
-JS
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- Michelle Smith has ice whiskers crossing Jackson Lake in -23
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- Climbing higher in northern Grand Teton National Park
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- Pow shred back to the lake. BD Compactor Poles at ready for out
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- Mere fragment of the Northern Tetons
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- Jeff Brines of EarlyUps gets some near JH Resort
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- Brines taking it downtown
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- Rising above the clouds to 10k
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- A crappy, demoralizing vista captured by Chris Dickey
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- On toward 10,696/Buck Mtn
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- All male, thong-mandatory carwash in the mtns? No, just the handy BD Couloir Harness
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- New hardboot rig w/ Scarpa F3s. Happily, no shit-eatings transpired.
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- JSmith and Chris Dickey fist-bump. Time to make donuts
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- The shadow leads the way
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- JSmith Chutes the Buck
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- Chris Dickey basks in frenetic multi-media spotlight while rappeling in Chuter Buck
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- Contrived gear shot. Check out my nutz!
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- Chuter Buck – we were weenies and opted to rap vs. send the 20-30′ airs.
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- The always classic Apocalypse Couloir
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- Dave Yogg opts for the rope into Apoc
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- Dave Yogg finds steep pow in the mystical kingdom.
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- Ben Weisbeck throws a ski cut
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- Jay Hause in it to win it
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- Down into Jotunheim…if you’ve seen Thor (Natalie Portman = hot), you would obviously recognize this as the ‘Land of the Frost Giants’
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- Don’t F with the Frost Giants!
Some of the Essential Mission Gear that helped make these outings safe, fun and successful: BCA Float 30 Backpack, Mammut 60m Phoenix Half Rope, Black Diamond Couloir Harness, BD Raven Ultra Ice Axe, BD Compactor Poles and Metolious Personal Anchor System
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Great work guys! Looks like Mr. Jay House is getting after it- steep!
Way to get after it! How’s the hardboot setup treating you? Pretty sweet to have the advantages of a plastic boot and Vibram sole for step kicking in firm snow, solidly attached crampons and the uphill advantage of side hill skinning without much terror! How is the ride down with the hards treating you?
Loving it!! Took a good two months to really dial in but so worth it. I feel like I can actually shred for the most part with just a few mods on Scarpa F3s and the up is $$. The one thing that sucks is extended heel side traverses where I really miss the highback support. That feeling of weakness makes me somewhat afraid of clutch heel turns on firm/steep stuff. Maybe that means I’ll just turn less when/if those situations arise. Check and balances, but overall great. -JS
Yeah, im loving my hard boot set up too….fast and light:) -Michelle