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Mount Moran's historic CMC route

Andrew begins to get to know the Tetons
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  • Morning paddle across Leigh Lake

    Morning paddle across Leigh Lake

    Moran rises in a scale hard to comprehend

  • Sunset on the Grand from afar

    Sunset on the Grand from afar

    A different view of the Grand from the CMC highcamp

  • Camp at sunset

    Camp at sunset

    In anticipation of a big day

  • Sunrise from the Drizzlpuss

    Sunrise from the Drizzlpuss

    The crescent moon hung above the rich, smokey horizon while we waited for a little light to descend into the notch

  • Starting the arete variation of the CMC face

    Starting the arete variation of the CMC face

    The Falling Ice Glacier rumbled below us like airplanes taking off

  • Climbing near the edge of dark and light

    Climbing near the edge of dark and light

    A classic line on the iconic Mount Moran delivers us to memorable positions. The CMC Route was established by the Chicago Mountaineering Club in 1941. It affords stunning views back down the Falling Ice Glacier, between the East and West Horns.

  • Above Unsoeld's Needle

    Above Unsoeld's Needle

    Moving in warm Summer alpine sunrise

  • The Move

    The Move

    Hundreds of feet drop below with each pitch

  • Mountains for miles

    Mountains for miles

    As the climbing continued, the views got predictably better

  • Accessing the upper face

    Accessing the upper face

    Andrew is dwarfed by the rock landscape above the Snake River Valley

  • Gaining the best climbing

    Gaining the best climbing

    The upper pitches allow you passage along better rock

  • Rope work

    Rope work

    Andrew belays

  • A moment

    A moment

    Contemplating the Cathedral Group from the summit of Moran

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