Seven Grand Teton National Park rangers have received the Department of the Interior Valor Award for their actions during the search for 17 climbers caught in a fast-moving lightning storm in 2010. Sixteen of the climbers who were caught near the summit of 13,770-foot Grand Teton were rescued. The 17th climber died after falling more than 2,000 feet during the storm. Park rangers Ryan Schuster, Jack McConnell, Marty Vidak, Ed Visnovske, Nicholas Armitage, Drew Hardesty and Helen Bowers received the Valor Award on Wednesday for their actions during the rescue. Six others received the Citizen's Award for Bravery. They are St. John's Medical Center Dr. AJ Wheeler, pilot Matt Heart of Helicopter Express, Teton Interagency helitack member John Filardo, and Exum Mountain Guides Dan Corn, Anneka Door and Brenton Reagan.
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