mount moran is a massive and impressive mountain which would make it attractive to mountaineers. however, the comparative difficulty of the approach to the climbs makes it a much less popular climb than the grand teton and other peaks to the south. no trails to mount moran have been maintained for over twenty years, and any approach overland requires a great deal of bushwhacking through vegetation, deadfalls and bogs along the perimeter of leigh lake. instead, most climbers choose to canoe from string lake, across leigh lake and then pick their way to their respective route; but even this may require some overland route finding. as a result, most climbs on mount moran tend to take several days even when the technical portion of the climb is comparatively brief.