Merrick' s Climbing Pictures Weekly Update

Post by **Gretchen** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:53 pm

Cool picks Merrick. We need to get those signs on top of Sky Bridge! So are you in Idaho for the holidays??

Mery Christmas Man!

G

Post by **ynot** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:45 pm

NE climbs site has a very cool online guide with fantastic pics of entire clifflines.
Multipitch granite 3 and4 hundred feet high! August is the time to go.The black flies are really bad before then.

Post by **merrick** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 10:49 pm

Hello Everyone,

Well as I am sure you have noticed, the weekly updates are not so weekly
anymore. None the less I will still update the site periodically.

This gallery features this summer's climb of the Grand Teton. Having
grown up in the shadow of the Grand Teton, I have wanted to climb it for
quite some time. The climb was pretty amazing and pushed me really hard.
The hard work and suffering was definately made up for by the incredible
views though. And I suspect I 'built some character' along the way as
well. I wrote a pretty extensive trip report for this one and it is full
of beta, which might come in useful if any of you are planning on climbing
the Grand at some point.

Check it out:

http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~mpschaef ... npics.html

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 5:08 pm

Merrick, that summit is breathtaking! The climb leading up to it looks wild and fun, too. Nice job! Thanks for posting these.

Post by **MiaRock** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 5:21 pm

it is nice to see the tetons up close since i always see them from the ground, maybe this summer i will buck up and do a summit attempt. but do you think i could ride my horse to the saddle, i really hate hiking?

Post by **merrick** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 8:40 pm

unfortunately you have to hike. but maybe you could hire some porters. with the cost of living in Jackson Hole so high I bet someone would be psyched to ferry loads for pretty cheap. 8)

Post by **Lateralus** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:11 pm

"but do you think i could ride my horse to the saddle, i really hate hiking?"

please tell me you're joking--

I'd recommend getting in good hiking shape and trying to do the Grand in a day unless you enjoy humping the pig.

Post by **MiaRock** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:15 pm

Lateralus wrote:"but do you think i could ride my horse to the saddle, i really hate hiking?"

please tell me you're joking--

I'd recommend getting in good hiking shape and trying to do the Grand in a day unless you enjoy humping the pig.

I was obviously joking...and call me dense if you will, but i don't really know what you mean by humping the pig

Post by **Wes** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:06 pm

"Humping the pig" Carrying a large pack or haul bag, usually to the base of a route.

You could do some routes in the winds, Mia. You can take horses and Llamas to many of the areas.

Wes

Post by **MiaRock** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:16 pm

i see...thanks for clearing that up.

i am just not a huge fan of hiking all that way just to climb on what may or may not be crappy rock, and i'm not being specific to the grand or even the tetons.

i will check out the Winds though, it sounds like a fun trip all around even if the climbing doesn't turn out that well.