Mt Moran Trip Report

Liberty Mountain employee Paul Larkin shares some shots and a gear list from his Teton trip earlier this month.

My good friend Jentry Miskin and I sought out an adventure involving paddling, backpacking, and rock climbing. We found it all in climbing Mt Moran.

Mt Moran is located in Grand Teton National Park and the climb is most easily accessed by paddling a boat through String Lake, a 0.25 mile portage of boat and gear, and then paddling through Leigh Lake to the base of Mt Moran. That is where you start the ~3,000’ vertical hike to the CMC camp at around 9,700’. That was day one.

Day two, summit day, is a steep hike/scramble to the top of Drizzlepuss where you down climb and rappel into the notch between Drizzlepuss and Mt Moran. Then you start the picturesque climb above Falling Glacier overlooking the East and West horns with a view of the Grand Teton to the south.  After reaching the summit at 12,605’, you down climb ~1,000’ feet to the notch, climb up Drizzlepuss, and then hike down to the CMC camp. We took a leisurely approach to the day, got a few naps in, and it took us 14 hours.

Day three is the steep hike down to the lake, paddling, and a portage.

It was such amazing scenery and fun climbing!

Video of summit day from Relive: https://www.relive.cc/view/1133337689

Mt Moran CMC Route on Mountain Project: https://www.mountainproject.com/v/cmc-route/105823529

Paddling Gear: 

Overboard Waterproof Backpack Dry Tube – 60L

Point 65 Sweden Gemini Modular Kayak

Point 65 Sweden Grand Tourer Carbon Paddle

Climbing Gear:

Beal Opera Unicore Climbing Rope

Cypher Ceres II Carabiners

Cypher Logic Approach Shoes 

Cypher Sentinel Climbing Shoes 

Grivel Tau Wire Lock Carabiner

Grivel Master Pro Belay Device

Grivel Small Clepsydra Twin Gate Locking Carabiner

Grivel Leather Gloves

Grivel 30 L Zen Backpack 

Singing Rock Penta Helmet 

Backpacking Gear:

Petzl Reactik + Headlamp 

Nalgene Wide Mouth 32 oz Water Bottle

Camelbak Crux 3 L Reservoir 

Vaude Norrsken Large Sleeping Pad

Swiftwick Pursuit Four Socks 

Mega Cap Jungle Boonie Hat with Snap Brim Hat 

Terramar Men's Pro Mesh Jersey Boxer Briefs 

Black Diamond Alpine FLZ Z-Poles 

Elete Electrolyte

Alpine Air Snack Mixes

Sweetwood Fatty Meat Stick

Perky Jerky

Planters Trail Mix

Mountain House Breakfast

Olicamp Rocket Fuel

Jetboil Jetset Utensil Set

Fozzils Solo Pack – Foldable Tableware

Aloe Gator Lotion Sunblock 

TomTom Adventurer Cardio+ Watch 

Garmin Vivoactive GPS Watch 

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