Owen-Spalding route

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climbing route mountaineering route

The Owen-Spalding route is the classic, most commonly climbed mountaineering route to the summit of Grand Teton in Wyoming’s Teton Range.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Owen Spalding route area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	climbing route ⓘ mountaineering route ⓘ
approachFrom	Garnet Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Saddle NERFINISHED ⓘ
climbingStyle	alpine rock ⓘ trad climbing ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
difficultyRating	Class 5 (sections) ⓘ YDS 5.4 (crux sections, commonly cited) ⓘ
elevationGainToSummit	approximately 1,400 ft from Upper Saddle (approximate) ⓘ
firstAscentBy	Frank Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAscentDate	1898-08-11 ⓘ
hazard	afternoon thunderstorms ⓘ exposure ⓘ ice and snow early season ⓘ rapid weather changes ⓘ rockfall ⓘ
includesFeature	Belly Roll ⓘ Catwalk ⓘ Double Chimney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargent’s Chimney NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crawl NERFINISHED ⓘ V-pitch (variation) ⓘ
isMostPopularRouteOn	Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOn	west face of Grand Teton ⓘ
isStandardRouteFor	Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ
isWithin	Grand Teton National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Teton Range NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Wyoming ⓘ
locatedOn	Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainSummited	Grand Teton summit NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Frank Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ
overallGrade	mostly Class 3–4 with short Class 5 sections ⓘ
popularity	most commonly climbed route on Grand Teton ⓘ
prominentIn	American mountaineering history ⓘ
requires	helmet ⓘ rock protection gear ⓘ rope for most parties ⓘ
season	early fall ⓘ summer ⓘ
startsNear	Upper Saddle of Grand Teton NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalUse	alpine climbing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ
usedBy	guided parties ⓘ independent climbers ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Teton peak → hasRoute → Owen-Spalding route ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Teton

Mount Owen → hasSubpeak → Owen-Spalding route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Owen Spalding route area