Following on the Black Face pitch.

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Following on the Black Face pitch.

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Red is the correct approach ledge to the chimney of P1. Yellow is an alternative approach that adds 1/2 pitch.

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Mike McL

Aug 16, 2009

“Following on the Black Face pitch. ”

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View of the Exum Ridge from the Lower Saddle on the Grand Teton.

Some fellow climbers were nice enough to send me this photo of myself near the top of the black face pitch.

Cue spotlight on the Full Exum Ridge
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(except the very last quarter + the summit can't be seen - this is a false summit . . . a real asshole move on the mountain's part, I might add)

brendan levine on the black face, september 13, 2015

Robert Henderson starting the Black Face (p5)

I know of no better photo or topo that shows the route better than this one. There is a similar above, but this is more complete. All 6 pitches can be seen.

Starting up the Black Face, June 2011 (who brings a chalk bag alpine climbing?!?!?!)

Topo to approach ramp.

Route Overlay Lower Exum and Gold Face.

Route Overlay Lower Exum and Gold Face.

End of the exposed Black Face Pitch

on the ridge

Following on the Black Face pitch.

Red is the correct approach ledge to the chimney of P1. Yellow is an alternative approach that adds 1/2 pitch.

Jim LaRue leading the arete variation to pitch 6.

Start of ramp for final approach to Lower Exum. Significant cairn here as of 8/12/23.

Finishing up the black face pitch

Top of pitch 1

Shan following up the stellar Black Face Pitch of the Lower Exum Ridge. July 2021

Looking down p1, the chockstone chimney.

The Exum Ridge (sunlit ridge on the right). The Enclosure is the peak to the left, and the Upper Saddle is the saddle between them.

Just another photo of the Exum Ridge from the Lower Saddle. The Chockstone Chimney (pitch 1) can be seen near the bottom of the ridge at the sun/shade line between the main wall and the detached pinnacle.

A view of the Petzolt with the famous "window pitch" from the Exum.

Cold and wet day on the Teton

Warren discovering the awkward crack on pitch 6. I thought this was the crux of the route.

Keen Butterworth ops for the harder direct option straight up the Black Face (5.10-?). Spectacular!

The direct black face variation to the Lower Exum Ridge. July 2013

Looking down the steep black face pitch. One of the best 5.7 pitches anywhere. The holds are all there.

Yet another view of the black wall pitch. Dale Navish enjoying great conditions on the Lower Exum in August 1989

George Bell on the Black Face (pitch 5)

Looking at P3+P4

Looking up at the belayer from the bottom of the black face pitch.

Warren at the start of the 3rd pitch.

The crimpy V-slot pitch before the Black Face

The first pitch, where you can either follow the chimney on the left, or climb the face of the right as Warren is doing.

Just after finishing the Lower at the base of the Upper!

The lower saddle seen from The Moraines. As of 7/3/16 this was too sketchy for me and my partner as we didn't have crampons. We saw two people slide off near the high point of the snowy traverse the evening prior. Also, the fixed lines were not in - the ones from last year were in place (we believe) and looked very ratty.

Lower Exum Ridge

Jim LaRue in P4 chimney.

From the big ledge at the top. The last two pitches linked-up makes the hike worth it.

Dale Navish on the upper Exum in August 1989. We had almost no beta for the 'direct' but seemed to find our way w/o any major epic.

Jonny on the Black Face. Photo by Brett Barrett.

Awkward P4 traverse below the V-Slot pitch

Me starting on P3. Generally made my way straight up to the "Black Roof" and traversed out right and around at the white rock.

Freezing our asses off on the second pitch.

The uneven hand crack above the Black Face, just below Wall Street ledge.

Carl Page leading P3 face after the left leaning crack. It's easy to combine P3+4.

Base of the Chockstone Chimney, enjoying a beautiful sunrise over the Middle Teton.

Middle Teton in the background after finishing pitch 2?? Very windy day!!

Looking down at the belay below the black face

The route above P2. Slabs, V-slot pitch, Black Face, climbers above the Black Face on the off-balance hand crack pitch.

The Caves bivy in Garnet Canyon the day before we climbed the Lower Exum Ridge. 1982

Mike following up the Black Face Pitch

Final rap to the lower saddle on the OS descent. Full 70m and a blast!

Pitch 4 chimney, June 2011

another shot of the Black face pitch

Dan low on the Lower Exum Ridge as sunlight hits the Middle Teton

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