Climbing Grand Teton can be ‘virtually’ risk-free
CLIMBING -- A new website seeks to give Internet viewers a taste of the mountaineering journey up Grand Teton’s 13,770-foot summit.
Grand Teton National Park’s new web-based interactive climb takes viewers from the trailhead to the summit with maps, video, audio clips and photos.
It’s aimed at students as well prospective climbers and arm-chair adventures with an interest in scaliong the highest peak in the Teton Range.
Viewers also can watch a video of a helicopter rescue on the peak or listen to the call of the area's wild animals such as the yellow-bellied marmot.
The virtual tour tops out on the summit.