Teton advice!

I was just advised to bring crampons and an axe for a one day ascent of the Grand Teton sometime next week.
Questions:
Should i buy crampons that will go onto a hiking boot? What kind would you recommend? Although I own ice boots, I cannot possibly fathom bringing the heavy bastards to the top!
How many axes; one or two?

Thanx,
Aaron

Aaron,

Are you going with someone more experienced, that would know what gear/boots/crampons are needed? Hope so...

http://www.tetonclimbingroutes.blogspot.com/

Those have some of the most recent conditions, and from what the photos show, I think you'd be pretty happy to have an axe (just one) & crampons.

Maybe look into renting or borrowing crampons for your hiking boots or approach shoes.

stredna wrote:I was just advised to bring crampons and an axe for a one day ascent of the Grand Teton sometime next week. Questions: Should i buy crampons that will go onto a hiking boot? What kind would you recommend? Although I own ice boots, I cannot possibly fathom bringing the heavy bastards to the top! How many axes; one or two?

One day ascent, as in, car-to-car?

I'd probably wait until the snow/ice was gone rather than lug boots up there.

Did the Stettner-to-Ford a few years back on the big snow year, in early July. Only touched about five feet of rock near the top of the route. Glad to have two tools and a full ice climbing rig (boots/crampons). Same year and a day earlier than when a guide fell off the Owen/Spaulding route and died while roped to a client. Something to think about.

We're bringing ice axes, crampons, and the footwear to fit them for a rock climb in the Tetons in a couple of weeks. YMMV.

Thanx everyone thus far for the advice. I am going with an experienced (14 GT ascents) climber as well.
Sounds like renting them would be nice. Where?

Couple of places rent footwear& axes. Moosly Mountaineering (formerly Moosly Seconds)in Moose WY or Teton Mountaineering in Jackson.
Right now all Grand routes require crampons & axe. Upper Exum is mostly dry and can be done with approach shoes but you'll need axes & crampons for decent (O/S)
Check tetonclimbing/blogspot suggested in earlier post or better yet check in with Jenny Lake rangers before you go.

Feel free to swing by CO while your out here if time allows!!! I haven't seen you since who knows when. We could could do some climbs at Lumpy or wherever. Let me know!

Did the OS yesterday, only used a single mountaineering ax for speed control on the glissades. Have fun!