1931 Ascent of the Exum Ridge

On July 15, 1931, Glenn Exum made the first ascent of one of North America's most classic mountaineering routes: the Exum Ridge on Wyoming's 13,770-foot Grand Teton. Fellow Teton guide, Paul Petzoldt, made the second ascent later that afternoon, solo. Petzold was on the third ascent as well, with Theodore and Gustav Koven, and in August of the same summer, Petzoldt—no stranger to publicity—put together an official photographic expedition to climb and document the route.

The climbers—Petzoldt, George L. Waters III, Walcott Watson, H.M. Sherman, Chas. E. Logan and a Mr. Lasky of San Francisco—made the fourth ascent of the ridge and procured some of the earliest North American climbing footage in existence. Five reels of sixteen-millimeter film and a number of still photographs were taken during the climb. The video in this Feature is the unadulterated work of the cinematographer and director of photography on that expedition, George Waters.

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• Exum Ridge
• Grand Teton
• 1931
• Paul Petzoldt
• George Waters

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