The PBS Pilot Productions series “Globe Trekker” presented a particularly interesting segment of America’s best hikes, climbing the second highest peak of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, hosted by Justine Shapiro. There is a Blogger site for climbing in the Grand Tetons here. The Globe Trekker index is here, but I could not find the episode in the index. Here is a Wyoming PBS reference link. What's interesting is that an "average hike" in this very steep range (no foothills) requires some technical skill.
However, the program showed a technical climb the first day, with some ropes and crampons toward the end, to reach a hut at around 11000 feet, which was quite well supplied and packed with people. The host has some altitude sickness the first day but adjusts overnight, and reaches the summit the second day after starting at 5:30 AM. I understand that when people climb Mr. Rainier, they start the climb the second day at 2 AM to beat the thunderstorms.
The episode also showed a horseback ride through the Sangre De Cristo’s with a lot of manual trail work and hut building, and also a glider trip.
Attribution link for Wikipedia link for Grand Tetons Wide Angle Picture.
I visited Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons area in May 1981.
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