Mount Owen Climber's Log
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| PanamaRed | Koven  Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2012 | |
| I climbed the Koven Route on Mt Owen with JD Sacklin in July of 2012. We did it in a "day" meaning we brought no camping gear, although we spent almost 36 hours out. We started from the car at about 3 AM and were on top of Owen by about 5 PM. By the time we got back down to the Teton Glacier it was getting dark, and we ended up spending the night disoriented, exhausted and shivering as we made our way down the endless glacial moraine. We made it back to the car just as the sun was rising. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2012 7:23 pm | ||
| Mooner | Up I Go | |
| 8/16/12 Via Koven Chimney/ Traverse from Teewinot (Part of Grand Traverse) | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2012 3:48 pm | ||
| AriehDavid | East Ridge Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006 | |
| Climbed this with an Exum Guide. One of my favorite Teton experiences | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2011 11:32 am | ||
| seano | Koven Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2010 | |
| Fun mixture of rock/snow/mixed climbing, with an amazing view of the Grand. This is an awesome mountain. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 5:31 pm | ||
| shanahan96 | unforgettable east ridge/koven adventure! Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010 | |
| where do start? climbed an east ridge/koven combo w/steve on this thrilling, challenging and exhausting 17 hour day! we climbed to the teewinot-owen saddle and spent hours on end making our way through technical snow and rock(5.6/5.7) pitches on our way to owen's summit. if that wasn't enough, we had a thrilling decent adventure of 11 rappels down the koven couloir and the ledges to its immediate west. at its terminus, we found ourselves on the teton glacier leaving us with only a long stroll back to camp, yet we were able to gather some much needed water en route. jamie | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2010 1:57 pm | ||
| Mlasky | Last of the Cathedral Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2004 | |
| Did the Koven Route. This was the last of the Teton Cathedral peaks that i bagged. this was a really cool climb. | |
| Posted Mar 13, 2010 10:17 pm | ||
| builttospill | Upper Koven - Cathedral Traverse Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2008 | |
| August 13-14, 2008: Did the upper Koven with dunsum as part of the Cathedral Traverse from Teewinot to Owen to the Grand. A great two days in the mountains. | |
| Posted Feb 5, 2010 3:18 am | ||
| dfrancom | Koven Route Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2009 | |
| Lots of snow for the 4th of July. Steep and challenging. I gained some snow climbing experience. Amazing view of the North Face of the Grand. 5 star route. | |
| Posted Jul 7, 2009 5:37 pm | ||
| b. | Consolation Prize Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| We bagged the go for the full traverse due to a sick partner, but rallied up the Koven route before we bailed. Three steps on snow at the time, but it looks like we caught the last weekend of summer in the Tetons. | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 12:26 pm | ||
| gato | Two of two Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| Tagged Owen from the upper Koven after summiting Teewinot earlier. We were gunning for the traverse, but our third climber was feeling the altitude. Down the Koven we went! | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2008 10:44 am | ||
| lloyd | Koven | |
| Had the route to ourselves. | |
| Posted Jul 12, 2008 9:29 pm | ||
| wyopeakMike | wyopeakMike | |
| Up the Koven solo on a good day. Only saw on other person up high on the peak. My only time there, but what an amazing peak. The view of the Grand is mystical. The Koven route is such a great scramble. | |
| Posted May 29, 2008 4:50 pm | ||
| Anneka | Koven, Serendipity/NW Ridge | |
| Successful both times. Koven-- long day, fun, easy climbing in flawless weather. Serendipity in a day-- Started on the wrong Arete-- oops! Nasty choss and death blocks until we got back onto Serendipity several pitches later. Aid chimney pitch is a lot of fun! We planned to bivy on the Grandstand for a linkup of Serendipity and the North Ridge of the Grand. Weather turned nasty, so we scrapped the idea and bivied on the Upper Bench. Beautiful and exposed- the best bivy spot I've ever had! The next morning we had 3 options- descend the Koven, traverse to Teewinot, or descend via the Teewinot-Owen cirque. We did the latter, but I would highly discourage it! Unprotected downclimbing on wet 5.7 slabs and steep wet grass with heavy packs, all while the many gullies spewed down big boulders. A note: Serendipity can be done in a day by a fairly fit and fast party. | |
| Posted Feb 19, 2008 7:16 pm | ||
| merrill | Koven Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2006 | |
| My first big lead on rock. Not bad for leaving the route description in the car. | |
| Posted Feb 12, 2008 9:13 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | First Teton Climb Date Climbed: Aug 27, 1995 | |
| This was my first climb in the Tetons. We did it car to car which made for a very long day. | |
| Posted Dec 31, 2007 4:42 pm | ||
| TetonJimmy | East Ridge Thunderstorm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2006 | |
| Started @ 4:30 from Lupine Meadows trailhead quickly getting lost in the dark searching for a shortcut into Glacier Gulch. Eventually we regained the regular trail and ascended to Delta Lake. Our leader, Max, decided he'd gotten too little sleep and we took a 2 hour nap. We awoke and headed up the couloir just South and East of the East prong. We reached the summit at 2 p.m. or so and my hair didn't hesitate 10 minutes to promptly stand on end straight into the sky; due to the thunderstorm that developed directly overhead. It took us about 5 seconds to decide we needed to descend immediately! About 3 rappels from the summit, still 2 raps from the Northeast snowfields, rain and snow began to fall in earnest. Not only did it start snowing, it also started to thunder and lightning. Lightning struck the summit while we were still trying to rap off the East ridge onto the Northeast snowfields--scariest place I've ever been caught in a T-storm. About 3 inches of fresh snow now covered everything, making rock very slippery. We finally ended up finishing rappelling the Koven couloir at dark. We got lost one more time on the descent from Delta lake--in the dark. After being on the trail for 20 hours we returned to the car and endured a completely exhausted and delirious ride back to Jackson. Jimmy, Niels, and Max---09-13-2006 | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2007 4:19 am | ||
| TetonJimmy | Koven Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007 | |
| Made an awesome day of it by first ascending Teewinot mountain. We then came down the Southwest couloir of Teewinot to gain the ridge connecting the East Prong and Mt. Owen We were going to take the East ridge but ended up traversing around to the Western couloir leading up the summit knob. Easy but very exposed climbing--soloed up the last pitch and down the entire summit knob... Thinking about attempting the Cathedral Traverse we headed to the Gunsight notch but decided we were too late and descended beautiful Valhalla Canyon into Cascade Canyon. 16 hours parking lot to parking lot... Took only 3.5 hours to climb Teewinot... Took longer to get from Teewinot to Owen than to climb just Teewinot. Summit panorama video | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2007 4:05 am | ||
| jvarholak | July '94 | |
| Via Koven and then a week later via East Ridge | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2007 6:07 pm | ||
| Schwede | Koven - 23:45 Car to Car Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2007 | |
| Beautiful Climb with Anneka. A perfect weather day allowed our late 2:30p summit. I underestimated Koven coulior, much steeper than expected. Highly variable snow was fun/scary but infinitly better than late season scree. Next time i will leave a sleeping bag and bivy sac at ampitheatre. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2007 10:52 am | ||
| IdaClimber | Koven Route Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006 | |
| This was a nasty climb. The Koven, when not filled with snow, is entirely filled with scree, trickling water and very large boulders that move. The downclimb is tedious through this section. We ended up making 7 repells (more like roped downclimbing) through the Koven on the way down. For the pro this peak is probably no big deal, but for the weekend warrior/amateur like myself, this thing was horrendous. I am sure that there was an easier route this time of year, but lack of knowledge of the mountain limits options. To provide prospective, in my opinion the Grand was easier and so was The DC on Rainier. Yes, I would probably do it again though. | ||
| Posted Sep 5, 2006 6:37 pm | ||
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