IDAHO
Borah Peak
12,668 feet (NAVD88)
WHO - This is a serious climb - you don’t cross “Chicken-Out-Ridge” on a lark
WHAT - Height Rank # 11
Difficulty Rank # 6
DIFFICULTY # Level 3 - exposed/scrambling, experience with hand holds is required, some people use rope belays for safety
WHEN - Summer, especially when there is little or no snow after the crux down climb (about 15 feet) @ the snow bridge
WHERE - Latitude - 44 deg. 08 min. N
Longitude - 113 deg. 47 min. W
Located in the central section of the Lost River Range in Challis National Forest - 135 miles NW of Pocatello
Wikipedia Link - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borah_Peak
WHY - GET INVOLVED WITH APEXCHALLENGE 2019
Less Crowded than National Parks
A compelling Bucket List item
Other things to see in the Vicinity - Earthquake Visitors Center (about 1 mile north of the campground, as the crow flies); Craters of the Moon National Monument (some 19 miles SW of Arco Idaho)
Leave the HP better than it was found
For some people:
APEX ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ARDUOUS ADVENTURES
For most people:
SUMMITS ARE SPECIAL SERENE & SERENDIPITOUS SPOTS TO SURVEY SURROUNDINGS
HOW- Hiking Poles are a big help coming down.
COMMENTS: Here’s a video I shot climbing Borah with my son on 9.10.2014.