| (National
Park Service) The body of Dwight Bishop, of Butte, Montana, was
found by park rangers on the west side of the Grandstand in upper
Valhalla Canyon on the evening of Tuesday, July 20th.
Initial findings indicate that Bishop took a significant fall
perhaps as much as 1,000 feet and died of massive traumatic injuries.
He most likely slipped while free soloing the North Ridge of the
Grand Teton along the Grand Traverse.
A climbing party located a backpack in upper Valhalla Canyon and
alerted two members of the search party at 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday. As
the two rangers proceeded to the location to investigate, the park’s
contract helicopter flew to the scene. A ranger in the helicopter
spotted Bishop’s body about 50 feet below the pack at an elevation of
about 11,000 feet. The two rangers on the ground descended to Bishop
and prepared his body for helicopter transport to Lupine Meadows. It
was then taken to Valley Mortuary in Jackson.
Bishop was passionate about climbing and had been doing it for
many years. He climbed extensively all over the world, in addition to
Grand Teton.
[Submitted by Jackie Skaggs, Public Affairs Specialist]
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