Mount Moran Skillet Glacier approach
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 7:05 pm
I'm interested in getting to the Skillet Glacier on Mount Moran, Tetons in Spring/Summer for climbing not skiing. I've heard that it can be somewhat of a bushwhack and some have had easy time and some have reported that it was very unpleasant so I'm guessing it depends on the route chosen or stumbled upon. I'm looking for directions or map and advice and possibly even better GPS track of getting there from the String Lake parking lot/trail head.
Looks like there's decent trail from the String Lake parking lot to the north shore of Trapper Lake so that seems easy and straightforward. Then it's only about .6 miles from there to the point where you'd turn left (West) and head up the valley to the Skillet Glacier. How bad can that be? Is this any big deal those 6/10ths of a mile?
Thanks!
Looks like there's decent trail from the String Lake parking lot to the north shore of Trapper Lake so that seems easy and straightforward. Then it's only about .6 miles from there to the point where you'd turn left (West) and head up the valley to the Skillet Glacier. How bad can that be? Is this any big deal those 6/10ths of a mile?
Thanks!