Grand

Question answered... thanks!

My first time on the Grand we bailed off of the Lower Exum at Wall Street. Down-climbing the move certainly gave me a better perspective for the moves and I think you will find it easier and shorter than you expect--call it 5.3 with some tasty exposure? Scrambling all the way up the ramp without a belay is simple enough but don't try and set the belay as far up as possible. If the ramp is narrow, you've gone too far. I've gotten an OK piece in where the wall and ramp meet, and maybe something else on the ramp itself well below the gap.
The leader should not go straight at the gap from the top of the ramp--unless you particularly enjoy super wide horizontal cracks. Instead, if you're at a belay ~15-20 feet below the top of the ramp, leader traverses to the right and onto a ledge. This puts the ramp itself above your head, but on the ledge there is/are fixed piece(s)/easy pro(I don't recall placing anything--just clipped fixed, but I'm sure someone else here can provide better info). Keep moving around the corner towards the gap and the sequence should be pretty clear with good holds and eventually some stemming.
Have a blast, the Tetons are a wonderful place.

take a normal rack and you'll be fine. i think i placed a .75 camalot. its really easy, but exposed. the friction pitch (once again, as i remember) has gear just after the crux. dont be afraid to sling some knobs. and if you blew the crux, the ledge that would stop you is not too far down, if that comforts you. its an absolute blast! have fun, and be safe.

as i remember, it was nothing even remotely hard and was not very vertical. yes pro was sparse, but it wasn't anything to make you too nervous. and the v pitch is one of my favorite pitches ever. great exposure and cool climbing! have fun!

16 people got struck up ther e recently rt. finding is the key on da grand