Grand Wall Topo and Southwest Face Routes – Teton Canyon, Wyoming (July 2024)

I finally got around to making a modern topo for the excellent multi-pitch rock climbs on the Southwest Face of Teton Canyon’s Grand Wall. As of July 2024 there are four routes on the Southwest Face, all with their own flare. Wild Kingdom (5.7) is likely the most popular, offering enjoyable climbing and good protection at an approachable grade. Thimbleberry (5.6 R) is the easiest, yet boasts some engaging runout slab climbing on pitch one which deters many parties (although the first pitch can be skipped with the use of Wild Kingdom’s first pitch). However, the first pitch slab comes recommended for the right suitor, and the second pitch has an extremely unlikely roof pull for the grade which adds to the appeal. Double Cracks (5.7+), a step up from Wild Kingdom, could easily be rated 5.8 at other venues. Every pitch has cool movement, and the entire climb protects well with traditional gear save for the first 60 feet of unprotected 5.4 climbing. A sweet slab dihedral above the eponymous cracks is especially memorable. Lastly, Trembleberry (5.10b) is an extremely undervalued outing with remarkably cryptic movement that exemplifies the many reasons people love, or hate, climbing in this canyon. If never ending slopers, tenuous mantles, slippery smears and twenty feet of 5.10 climbing on solid but unnervingly tiny gear sounds like fun, you might enjoy this climb as much as I do. All routes are climbed in two or three pitches with belays using traditional protection, and best descended by a seamless walk off to the west. Rack recommendations are annotated in the topo. Cheers!

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