Mount St. John Climber's Log
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| WOLFrising | The Howling Wolf  | |
| Summer 2008 Climbed with fellow Jenny Lake employee, Cat, after staring at it from my cabin from months. We took the trail into Hanging Canyon and summited the mountain from above Lake of the Crags. This was my first true summit of trail with route climbing. Great views into multiple states! | |
| Posted Jan 6, 2013 10:19 pm | ||
| Norman | St John Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2012 | |
| Great climb to follow the Grand earlier in week. Rangers at Jenny Lake suggest this one dayer... beautiful approach, no ropes needed, good views. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2012 1:12 am | ||
| seano | From Rockchuck Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2012 | |
| The ridge goes more-or-less at the 4/5.1 rating in the guidebook, but route-finding is very tricky, and the 5.1 is down, not up. A bit over 2 hours from Rockchuck to St. John. Trip report. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2012 6:52 pm | ||
| Andinistaloco | Nice spot.... | |
| I've heard that folks have a hard time finding the summit sometimes (which makes sense, as it's a long ridge). My best advice: start from where the lake's the narrowest, head north and angle west. the couloir should slant to just below the summit. there's a benchmark - and a black marmot. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 10:06 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | South Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2008 | |
| Went up the South Couloir from Hanging Canyon. This is one of my favorite places in the Tetons. I’ve been in this canyon many times. Had nice sunny weather during the entire trip. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2008 4:01 pm | ||
| TetonJimmy | South Couloir | |
| Hanging canyon must be one of my favorite places on Earth!!! | |
| Posted Aug 10, 2008 7:08 pm | ||
| soslaw | Direct Jensen Symmetry Spire Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2008 | |
| Ten pitches of sustained 5.6-7 on good rock makes this a nice feature to climb on Mt. St. John. Hail from hell on the way down. Fortunately we were near tree line when the skies rained hail the size of quarters. Nice to have a helmet when you need it. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2008 5:31 pm | ||
| wmolland | South Coulior Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2008 | |
| Hanging Canyon is awesome and the hike up to the saddle from the bite in the lake yields great view of the area. A sweet peak for sure. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2008 4:46 pm | ||
| wyopeakMike | I love Hanging Canyon | |
| Mt St John has always been a favorite of mine. I have been to the summit 10 or 11 times. One of the best parts is the hike up Hanging Canyon to get there. Early season is great when it is all snow to the peak. Lake of the Crags is wild when the ice is just breaking up. One time I hiked up Minga Spire, the peak to the west. To traverse to the peak to the east is an interesting scramble from the main summit. There are some great flat rocks to sit on and relax on the St John peak. It is a fast hike down, a real knee knocker all the way to the trail at Jenny Lake. A great way to spend the day, Hanging Canyon is always a magical place. I love exploring some of the far off parts of the canyon, way off of the beaten path. I once saw a wolverine across Lake of the Crags. No photos, but my friend also saw it through binoculars. | |
| Posted Jun 12, 2008 11:16 pm | ||
| chugach mtn boy | S Couloir Date Climbed: Aug 10, 1979 | |
| A nice afternoon scramble | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2007 5:27 pm | ||
| Thomas Beasley | South Coulior | |
| Made for a nice morning hike before work. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:13 am | ||
| brendon | Route Climbed: South Coulior Date Climbed: Aug. 16, 2005. | |
| Spent a day on the mountain and in Hanging Canyon. Highly Recommended! I'm not sure that I reached the right summit, though. I had to hurry a bit because bad weather was coming in. | |
| Posted Aug 28, 2005 4:44 pm | ||
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