Melanie Kirol on the summit pitch of Irene's Arete, Disappointment Peak (11,618'), Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The route has become a classic, offering variations from 5.8 to 5.10, with clean, aesthetic cracks and a magnificent position. [Photo] Cameron Lawson

Irene's Arete

Posted on: July 1, 2006


In 1957 a pioneering physicist teamed up with a bookish medical student to establish a Teton classic. But Irene's Arete is more than a route; its a testimony to a woman's transormation.

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