Adventure?: The Tetons!

Two weeks ago I set off on the biggest adventure of my life -I went to Grand Teton National Park with no goal other than to climb and explore the Rockies.

Lewis and Clark were right here!

This video shows The American Alpine Club's climbers' ranch, which i used as a base camp and where I met some of most adventurous people I've ever known! This day I went tramping around the valley floor scoping out my new home. Two days after I took this video, I saw a great big grizzly bear walk right past the boulder I shot this video on!!! yikes

This 800ft cliff is called the Snaz, which I climbed with Jim Donini

On top of The Snaz with Jim, one of the nicest guys I've ever met! Can you tell I'm elated?!?!

I took this one after we finished the route, and were rappelling down. I'm only about 300ft off the deck here but man that's a long way down! I think it's funny that this cliff is in a place called Death Canyon! I'd say that's appropriate

Another day, my friend Sue and I climbed a route called Baxter's Pinnacle, a 400ft...pinnacle

check out the view from the top of this pinnacle!!!!

My feet are bigger than the trees, imagine how big my head is at this point

After one rappel, we headed down a steep snow filled coulior where we had to down climb through a snow cave and then cross it as you'll see in the video below

Floridian crossing a "glacier"

Some time later, I was able to borrow some crampons, an ice axe, and a pair of ice climbing boots from some friends to solo South Teton!!!!!!

Just above snow line

And then there were clouds...

South Teton

Once I decided to go down, I did about 4 long glisades down to a place called the Lower Meadows,which is just a lower snowfield, but hey its sounds nice I guess...

In no time I was out of the storm. Then I made the long hike back to the climbers ranch and took a very long nap. And thats it in short...mission accomplished, I explored a part of the Rocky mountains, I saw a grizzly bear, I scared myself silly, I had the best two weeks of my life... The rest are just shots of my awesome cabin mates and some of my favorite random pics. Enjoy!