Peter Lev – Part 3: McKinley to the Marines

Photo of Denali with clouds streaming off the top

A Profile of Peter Lev, Exum Guide & Owner from the 1960s to 2000s This is the third part of a profile about Peter Lev, former guide and owner of Exum Mountain Guides in Grand Teton National Park. Part 1 covered his early years and how he got interested in climbing, and how he initially … Read more

Peter Lev – Part 2: Accidents and Adventures in the Tetons

A Profile of Peter Lev, Exum Guide and owner from the early 1960s to the mid-2000s To read Part 1: From Benchwarmer to Mountain Guide, click here. Guiding wasn’t all fun and games, though. On August 9, 1960, Peter assisted Bob French on a climb of the Grand Teton – likely his first trip as … Read more

Peter Lev- Part 1: From Benchwarmer to Mountain Guide

The cover of the Rock for Climbing book, with a torn corner, showing a picture of a person climbing

A Profile of Peter Lev, Exum Guide and owner from the early 1960s to the mid-2000s When Peter Lev stumbled across a climbing book in his father’s library, he had no idea it would change the trajectory of his life. Growing up in Southern California at the height of the Cold War, Peter never felt … Read more