Two Utah mountaineers were rescued by helicopter from Grand Teton National Park on Tuesday after they became exhausted trying to complete the Grand Traverse, a multiday climbing challenge.
Salt Lake City resident Nick Marucci, 30, and Orem resident Laura Robertson, 23, had been in the mountains for five days as they worked to finish the 14-mile trek that travels over 10 of the Wyoming-area park’s main peaks, according to a Grand Teton news release.
They climbed Teewinot Mountain and Mount Owen on the first two days, then cooler, wet weather slowed their progress Sunday. On Monday, the duo tried to climb the Grand Teton despite poor conditions.