Jackson Hole Mountain Guides

Completed a September summit of the Grand Teton via the Exum Ridge and can’t thank JHMG enough for the all-​around awesome experience.
There are 2 companies that have concessions on the Grand Teton and in preparation for the trip did a lot of research. The 2 main differences between companies relate to the high camps and the trip duration.
First, JHMG does a 3 day trip — one day to high came, a summit day, and then the 3^rd day packing out. The other company runs two-​day trips — one day to high camp and the second is summit and back to trailhead. The hike into campo and down from camp is not exceedingly hard, but when you try to pack that onto the tail end of a summit bid that starts before 4AM, you can understand how great it was to get back to camp and have a great meal and celebrate your accomplishment with your guides and other clients in an amazingly beautiful setting. The JHMG camp is about 40 minutes lower than the other camp which makes for a slightly longer summit day, but it is also more sheltered from the weather and on balance seemed earns far higher marks.
Second, the high camp includes a communal tent for meals and socials but it also has tents set up with sleeping bags and pads already up there and ready for you. All you have to do is cary a sleeping bag liner. The other company just has the communal tent where everyone sleeps together, eats, social, etc. The thought of sleeping with 12 snoring people I just met at 11k feet is pretty unappealing. Food was plentiful, hot and prepared by the guides.
The office is well run, with great information and responsive communication in the booking process. The guides were extremely professional and were all AMGA certified. I’ve done lots of hiking and a little climbing, but never the two together so this was a new experience. I felt really safe and even felt bad for some of the solo crews out there that seemed underprepared. We were fortunate to have warm weather, but if there had been any rain/​snow/​ice/​high wind I would certainly want the peace of mind of being connected to such a well run guide service to make sure I got home safe and sound.
It is clear that Jackson Hole Mountain Guides has really got their operation dialed in and I wouldn’t hesitate one bit in recommending them as the go-​to service for Grant Teton trips.

I just finished a 3 day trip to summit Grand Teton with my brother. There were a host of things that impressed me about the organization. the office was nice, new and well kept and staff was well organized (not always the case with mtn. guiding outfits in my experience) We met our exceptional guide, Doug Workman, at the trailhead on day 1 (after being introduced to him at the office) and promptly spent the next 6 hours hiking to base camp. What was SO nice about this particular trip was the fact that we did not have to set up camp ourselves. The tents were already pitched when we arrived at 11,000′ high camp lined with sleeping bags and pads. (we only needed to hike up w bag liners) the base camp was well stocked and we enjoyed hot meals and coffee before and after our climb. (I should add that we, of course, did hike up with our own meals to share) My brother and I have typically ascended glaciated mountains with crampons and possess basic mountaineering skills, and have never attempted peaks that required rock climbing skills. the route we elected to take (Exum ridge) had a couple of pitches that required rock climbing skills in the 5.5 range. While these were out of our experience range, Doug was such a pro, he helped us with every move and we climbed the mountain with surprising ease. We were on the top on a clear beautiful day and never felt we were endangering ourselves. Doug worked safely and efficiently with us and made our experience world class. After returning to the high camp on summit day, we relaxed with coffee and another meal, slept well into morning the next day and returned back to the parking lot at a comfortable pace. I recommend this organization if you intend to use guides for any mtn or rock climbing wherever they operate out of. This is my 4^th different guided service and this was the best. Also, I believe JHMG is the only guided service doing 2 night trips on the Grand, and it makes quite a difference on summit day to stay at the high camp. (rather than come all the way down to valley floor) thanks for keeping us safe fellas! –CD

Had a great day on the mountain with our guide Nate! Great climbing and good operation.