![]() “Now pretend that mailbox is eight miles away, 6,500 vertical feet up, with boulders the size of cars in your way. “To get an idea of how hard it is to climb the Grand Teton without sight, try closing your eyes and walking to your mailbox,” says Ryan Burke, one of Stevens’ team members from Teton Adaptive Sports. ![]() and arrived back at the parking lot by 10:30 a.m. The group reached the summit at 9:46 p.m. The group began their ascent at 4:00 a.m. The only aid she received on the climb was being given a general direction in which to climb. Stevens needed no physical assistance during the ascent she belayed her partners and rappeled on her own. ![]() Stevens, a Bend, Oregon, local, made the ascent in one day, climbing with three friends and four guides. On August 22, Nancy Stevens, 51, became the first blind woman to climb the Grand Teton. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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