Grand Teton // Climbing the Full Exum

After climbing the Owen Spalding route with Aaron and Blake I returned a short time later to climb The Grand Teton a different way. I do not rock climb but fortunately Chase does. So I invited him along on the pretense that he would do everything. He planned the route, brought all the trad gear, lead every pitch and double checked my stuff so I didn’t kill myself. However, the one thing he didn’t do was tell my I had something in my teeth.
We start on the Lower Exum climbing a handful of cold pitches including the Black Face pitch which I was very grateful I didn’t have to lead. After that it’s Wall Street and the upper pitches of the Exum route including the Golden Staircase and the Friction Pitch. All in all it was a great day and place to be introduced to Trad climbing something I’ve wanted to dip my toe into. Climbing the Full Exum with Chase made me realize that I’ll probably have to start my climbing career at a much more accessible level.

[@tomswadley5431]

Scary AF. but such a great experience. Thanks Danny and Chase for taking us along. 👍

[@Bloggerky]

Had the chance to climb the Exum route n the early 1980’s and spent the night before in the hut with Glenn Exum himself. He was doing an anniversary ascent. Very memorable. Great video.

[@wayphun72]

The best production, no fluff, no virtue signaling, all killer and no filler...this is the real deal!!!

[@ToblerX]

The humility from the both of you is inspiring. Danny not trying to claim anything while Chase humbly helping his friend. This was amazing to watch.

[@gregogreg3900]

I find it crazy people can climb stuff like that, I never could. Thanks for the video great stuff

[@georgesheffield1580]

The other side would really scare you ,a big black wall .

[@paddlefaster]

The exposure was crazy. I'm not used to seeing you use ropes. Good idea on this one.

[@ianholl9100]

" I feel like I've been wrestling a weak man all day." The best description ever.

[@yungthunder2681]

Now that snow is here, these summer adventures are almost nostalgic

[@H7B2ify]

Still waiting for the snow here in Denver

[@P90Puma]

"I do not rock climb" - lol, How many 5.x routes has Danny soloed on this channel, too many too count!

[@kevinw1129]

Danny, you’re going to have to drop the ‘mediocre amateur’ label. That was some serious shit! Well done! 👏

[@Heretic10001]

Impressive to watch as always. Your ability to be confident and controlled with that kind of exposure is something that I admire and most definitely do not possess. So thanks for letting us who would be paralyzed by the exposure live it vicariously through you.

[@BobChiang2]

Thank you for creating and sharing this video. My son guided me up this route in 2018, but my memory is a blur. This helped bring back some of the experience. In my case, not only did he do all the route finding and leading, he carried the majority of the weight of our climbing and camping gear! Thank you Jim!

[@magzap4218]

Glen Exum was working as a musician on a dude ranch back during the Great Depression when he made the first ascent wearing cowboy boots. That was the beginning of Exum becoming one of the most legendary climbing guides in the Tetons. I climbed the route in early June all the way from Lupine Meadows in the traditional big leather climbing boots of yesteryear. Much of it was still covered in snow and ice. I don't recall needing much upper body strength back when we wore big leather climbing boots and could stand on our feet.

[@austinado16]

Really insane gentlemen!! Awesome job, killer footage, and excellent editing!

[@paintballjourney6988]

I love these videos! They just make me feel good about life.

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

Thank you for documenting this. Excellent work and I, among many other's I'm sure, greatly appreciate the effort!!

[@gygantor360]

One of my favorite things in life, this channel. Thank you Danny! So inspirational.

[@johnvdb5015]

Don’t listen to a salesperson that tells you your feet should be uncomfortable in rock shoes! Even my sport climbing shoes are comfortable! And I can wear my multi pitch shoes with socks if I want to. Comfortable feet=fun days climbing!

[@Fabianwew]

The sales people are selling shoes to indoor climbers likely

[@kimbauer8248]

- Love all of your amazing vids. Keep up the great work!

[@brianw.blackburn2330]

Great climb. Great video. Great spirit. Love your videos. Thank you so much.

[@aidanjarvis4085]

Most underrated channel

[@BinyaminHikes]

Appreciate the wider aspect ratio, awesome video as always

[@glenntoups4615]

Smooth BAD ASSES.......you made it look easy! Thanks for sharing

[@cjmooney3641]

epic! I'd love to see you guys do more alpine rock climbing, this was one of your best videos.

[@pagewhite8177]

That was crazy! Beautiful up there. Thanks for another great video!

[@nisargjoshi8236]

I have tried a bit of trekking but seeing stuff like this, I can't imagine myself doing this! Immense respect for you man! Really enjoy this content! Subscribed seeing just one video!!

[@Theninjaonthemountains]

badass guide to have, I would love to have more friends like him

[@clintroberts5917]

This is my favorite video of yours so far. I have climbed the grand and your depiction of a first time grand climber is perfect. Keep it up!

[@markhuebbe]

I love everything about this 😍

[@gowikuscommunityproduction4605]

wow amazing, very amazing, I am very happy to see the videos that you make are really creative and always present the latest videos, good luck, healthy always long life, lots of sustenance, keep the spirit, keep working

[@laffreux29]

More climbing please!! Sweet route, good job!

[@johnfullwood2642]

Love scrambling, but climbing is another beast! Looked amazing but super exposed and technical. Well done fella’s!

[@Dastan-e-Zoom]

Excellent and Great effort you put to make this video 😍Wonderful 😍

[@JimClass-ique]

Another high quality vid. Well done.

[@2heeldrivin431]

Anytime I wanna do something mediocre, I watch your videos for motivation! I enjoy all your attempts and successes... Stay safe and don't forget to spend time with your better half!

[@jwhoward182]

4K HD is so realistic I geared up and had belay on watching this sitting in my chair. Love your content. P.S. Danny, you had something in your teeth in the beginning. Pumpkin seed?

[@quantumdragon1968]

Would love to see you guys do some Eastern classics! Presi traverse, great range traverse, devil's path. Small mountains for you guys but still pose a challenge!

[@pianowizardray]

Devils path is no joke

[@timothyquigley1488]

A presi traverse would be cool but I feel like they'd crush it no problem. A single day Pemi though...

[@quantumdragon1968]

@@timothyquigley1488 oh yeah now you're talking

[@xsteevox]

They did the presidential once.

[@frozenyetimug]

Single day pemi "with sprinkles" (+N Twin and Zealand) -- such a great hike. You feel like a wet rag that has had every drop wrung out when you're done.

[@iankay4081]

Awesome video. Love your channel

[@sharondavis8003]

You two are BRAVE SOULS to climb anything like that. FIVE STARS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🙋🏼‍♀️🏔

[@adambroda2186]

This was Insane. You guys have some balls.

[@dryfly2000]

Thank you for the memories I summited 8/15/1986 .

[@saradunaway8640]

I’ve done the Owen Spaulding route, would love to do the full exam one day. Great video as usual, that was some exposure

[@rickdeckard7926]

Great route. Did the Golden Staircase solo, much more exposed than I was ready for. That was a good view of the route. I did it in 1995 with weather coming in. Didn't make it back to the parking lot until 3:00am. Thanks for the video.

[@dryfly2000]

Oh wow the Black Face my fav it brings tears to my eyes I get to show my boys your video I only have a picture Thanks again. I had a pop top water bottle { my bad} instead of a screw on lid and lost most of my water after the lower Exum chimney. I enjoyed the summit but I never want be that thirsty again. I climbed with Rob Hienaman (sp). What a great climber he drug me to the summit also. Thanks well done.

[@LivingtheDream710v]

I've lived in wyoming most my life and I've seen the Tetons but havnt hiked them yet thats so incredible!

[@courtclimbs]

Nice, this looks like a beautiful area, definitely wanna get over there sometime

[@harrisonaero]

Solid edit guys. Type 1.2 fun for sure 😃

[@gmckemie4281]

Thank you for sharing. Pitch 5 would have made Crystof’s mom very nervous. It is great to see Chase leading on.

[@rjensen2586]

That was fkn great!! I've always wondered what that route looked like up close. Turns out it looks even more terrifying than I thought it would. Lol.

[@StrikeEngine]

Amazing vid as always.

[@species5022]

"So can we run down now?" Danny, probably. Great climb bud, I watched Pete from Channel Wideboyz recently do a climb with a 360 cam on a pole trapped to his back. Very interesting footage!

[@rlands5134fd]

Wow 😳 awesome 👍👍. You both made that look too easy.

[@Ripper218]

This was great. More like this wouldn't be a bad thing. Have fun

[@SwiftAnthony]

Awesome stuff!

[@beeclimbing9954]

Oh man, I wish I was with you guys! I haven't been trad climbing in the mountains in over 5 years!!! thanks to a move of residence that has facilitated my endurance running at the cost of my rock climbing....Now that Danny has got the shoes, more climbing videos guys! (p.s. Danny, you didn't need tight shoes for multi-pitch trad! Pain goes with sport climbing ;-) )

[@domesticterrorist483]

He should have bought TC pro's like Chase had. Built for multi pitch cl*imbing and very comfy.

[@MurrayPeeps]

Beautiful day on a classic!

[@b.g.2626]

These are true athletes!

[@Skulltech75]

Guess I should at this route to my to do list! It looks great.

[@chickpea9807]

Guys... I REALLY enjoyed this video. Thank you for for sharing this great Alpine climb with us... I hope to do the "other side" next summer... don't think I will ever be ready for that route though. 🤢 🤮 Never stop climbing!

[@timothywahl1779]

Awesome job!

[@735outdoor]

This one is totally on my bucket list. Maybe I'll get it on my channel some day!!!

[@northwards2218]

I haven’t climbed for years, but if it means I can eat twinkies… I need to start again. Great video gentlemen.

[@Naafun]

Great vid! As with most of your content, I would love to try this one day.

[@timd6045]

Awesome video! Your guys' stuff is always so inspiring. Have you considered running the cactus to clouds trail out of Palm Springs, CA?

[@mikewhit]

I will always remember a fella trying to convince us to do the Owen Spalding with him even though no one else but him had gear or experience with rapping and placing gear (I have cleaned 1 trad route).. the day I met him he had summited via the Exum and said it was easily the craziest climb he had done.. he was stoked for days.. did not do the OS with him, did the middle teton instead which was still a lengthy one! Think he just wanted to get back up to the saddle to relive his epic day.. I hear the Exum is a bit crazier than OS and I guess just reading the video tags of them being on the 6th pitch (lol) that's enough for me to be a believer.. You meet some super cool people in the Jackson Hole area, 100%!!!

[@codymclaughlin5312]

so funny about the climbing shoes! that's what I thought when I got my first pair, but the salesperson was definitely right! helps with stability and power on small footholds, but you probably know that now, with this video being 9+ mths old

[@KarlDeckerPresents]

Nice climbing Chase and very classy Danny to tell it the way it really is, tough and gnarly. Get some TC pro's like Chase, way more comfy, and just leave them on for all the class 5 pitches, way safer, especially soloing, that alway how I roll. . . . The cold sucks climbing, makes the risk level way more unpredictable. . . especially soloing!

[@fsquared64]

Amateur? Perhaps. Mediocre? Absolutely not! This is some serious stuff and not for the inexperienced. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

[@captaindoeverything]

5:35, "wedge jam and cram . . . " I'm making a t shirt that says that on the front and, "I'm pumped!" on the back . . . love it!

[@45coopaloop]

my hands and feet are sweating just watching this.... eeeeekkk that's a steep drop!!!

[@amandadossett5088]

For the colder weather ascents I combo slightly over-sized TC Pro's with some wool socks.

[@leswoodburn5764]

That rock ! Those dykes intrusions make it look awesome, thanks a bunch!

[@gogerwi]

Well done.

[@waltersobchak4252]

Mountains. Hard T. Love it.

[@skyblue-lb9kr]

Crazy Good!!

[@marcms25]

Man i love this channel lol

[@ryanmccandlass2995]

i just got back from yosemite i’m sitting in my living room by the christmas tree and fire place eating pasta and watching a mediocre video life doesn’t get better than this

[@ryanmccandlass2995]

way to get out there on the rock brother

[@brianharder7714]

Classic Teton fall day.

[@IdRatherBeHiking]

This looks less steep than that insane Mount Moran solo you guys did. I still get Hersey squirts thinking about that video.

[@lilrob036]

My hands are sweating watching this! 😳😳

[@gualdus]

Que makinas!

[@MMillan]

how many miles or kilometers last you the la sportiva trail runners??? I buy a pair and im dissapointed with the sole

[@shannonfoster5806]

I’ve never been able to made the la sportivas work for me. So uncomfortable. Tried several models…

[@ronanmendoza762]

you guys should do wild cat ridge!! it connects the south summit of mount olympus on the west to mount raymond on the east. heard its very technical and will require a good 12 hours since its all scrambling and ridge climbing for the most part

[@slick-riq]

Well put together video. To the fellow with the green Dynafit jacket - what model of jacket is that? Looks really cool :)

[@kdoggtruth]

Mega!!!

[@Dvdspecialfeatures]

I would love to do this. I had no idea people were even allowed to do this

[@JamieMiles_southmainmuse]

D@mn. Sam I am. I would be so dead. Very very cool. Beautiful.

[@Fizbini1]

Good to see you do some 5.7! U should lead it next hehe

[@vmalloc]

Another awesome ep king, but this is seriously the first time you've used climbing shoes?!?

[@BS2Dos]

👍👍

[@manfredseidler1531]

Amature my foot... I'm sitting in the comfort of my home and had two diaper changes just to summit.

[@litchte]

Chase, I hope you don't mind, but I am so gonna steal your "wrestling a weak man all day" saying -- it applies to some of my adventures

[@iswatman]

I can't believe someone else eats banana flips.

[@sam_s_]

Decent Novices!

[@jackgreener2864]

Love the content but gates in on the rack? Chase be wildin'

[@tashunkawitko5984]

There's a saying: The best mountaineers are those having the most fun! So, I guess this is proven here!

[@eaglesfannnn]

Oh man do I not miss all that wild fire smoke

[@georgesheffield1580]

Did that in 1965 ,solo, not bad ,fun .

[@georgesheffield1580]

Owens-spalding the next day

[@wagbagsag]

Could you write in the description what time of year you do each of your adventures? It would be great to get a sense of the conditions at various times! (i know this one was in september, but in many other videos it doesn't say)

[@McGirr5799]

Yooo come to Squamish, we'll show you some cool terrain