By: randosteve|Posted on: January 25, 2007|Posted in: Grand Teton, The Tetons | 14 comments

Great day yesterday climbing and skiing the Ford/Stettner route on the Grand Teton with Brian Harder, Reed Finlay and Dustin Lemke. We got a 4 AM start and broke trail, booting from the meadows all the way to the summit…and my quads were quivering at the end of the day. We had a leisurely pace, it was a 13 hour day and my Suunto read a total of 7800′. The temps were very warm up high, but we had great powder skiing in the Ford Couloir. It was awesome!!! It was Brian’s first descent…so he was psyched, and both Reed and Dustin got their second, it was my third and definitely best one yet.

Just a photo TR today, gotta get back in the mountains…asap! Hover the mouse over the photos for descriptions. Thanks!
Killer sunrise from below Teepee Glacier

Making our way up the Teepee Glacier in the morning sun

Brian Harder climbs the Stettner Couloir on the Grand Teton

Reed Finlay surmounts an ice buldge in the Chevy Couloir on the Grand Teton

The boys climb the Chevy Couloir on the Grand Teton

Brain Harder climbs the Chevy Couloir on the Grand Teton

Reed nears the top of the Grand Teton

Brian Harder summitng the Grand

Powder skiing on the Grand Teton

Randosteve gets some cowboy powder on the Grand Teton

Reed Finlay skis the Ford Couloir on the Grand Teton

Randosteve in an island of saftey in the Ford Couloir

Randosteve groovin in the Ford Couloir

Third times a charm

Randosteve on rappel in the Chevy Couloir

Wheres the money shot

Reed raps the Chevy Couloir on the Grand Teton

Dustin raps the Stettner Couloir on the Grand Teton

Marginal snow from the Teepee down to the valley.

Lou Dawson’s Descent Rating System