Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park

Publication Year: 1968.

Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park. On 10 August Greenblatt (19) and Robert Green (19) were practicing glissading in the couloir above Amphitheater Lake. According to Green, Greenblatt lost control. He slid a short distance into the rocks and sprained his ankle.

Source: Pete Sinclair, Park Ranger.

Analysis: Lack of knowledge and experience in glissading.