Speed, age barriers broken on Tetons’ Grand Traverse
On August 16, Nick Elson set a new speed record for the Grand Traverse in Wyoming’s Teton Range: 6 hours, 30 minutes, 49 seconds. Earlier this month, Lee Sheftel may have become the oldest to complete the traverse.
![The East Face with the line of Ben Dare's route (M5 A1 WI5, 700m) marked. [Photo] Danilo Hegg](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dare-p0014.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
![Miranda Oakley on the day of her successful solo NIAD. [Photo] Michael Levy](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/miranda-oakley-2.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
![South Face of Taulliraju with the West Ridge on the Left. [Photo] Daniel Jol](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/new-zealand-south-face-of-taulliraju.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
![The ten-pitch Wetterbockwand (5.14b, 350m). [Photo] Fabian Buhl](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wetterbock-8c-route.jpg?resize=540%2C620&ssl=1)
![The Moai Face [Photo] Keita Kurakami](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-moai-face-by-keita-kurakami.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
![The foreshortened line of the East Face Rock Rib (5.10b M5 AI5), Taulliraju, as seen on the first ascensionists' approach. [Photo] Steve Skelton](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/taulliraju-topo.jpg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)
