March 19, 2007, Grand Teton, stetner, chevy, ford

Well the weather isnt to winter like for the most part over here, pretty unusual, but thats the way march goes i guess. I skined up garnet canyon on sunday, set up camp at ~10,500 around corbtez high camp. Started climbing the tepe g at 4 monday, and was well up the couloir network by the time the sun was shining. There were maybe 6 ice steps, mostly easy but one on the chevey was a bugger, i protected with a 10m 5mil , some cams and ice screws. Easy climbing up the Ford couloir, and all the ways to the summit. I waited on the summit for over an hour, but still the suncrust would not soften, Took a pic and skiied off the exact summit, breakable suncrust too the ford couloir, then nonbreakable icy suncrust in the couloir,, i rapped the chevy with a 60m ice floss and a 60m 3mil pull cord,, sorry  i did not get any pics of the icy couloir network, as the chevy is pretty steep and mostly water ice,, then skiied the tepe g down to high camp, and then all the way back to the truck at 6000' the last couple miles through the moranie were agonizeingly difficult as the snow was deep glop. I could barley ski it, as i was so wasted and carrying my 30-40lb pack, infact i did take the skiies off in a futile attempt to make the going easier, but i sank in and toppeled over many times, eating handfulls of snow every time.


[Edited title - Charles]