Climbing 12,662-foot Borah Peak, Idaho’s highest mountain, is something you do once, just to say you did it. I remember climbing the peak in 1985. It was my first peak and our group consisted of avid ...

Climbers descend along Borah Peak’s Chickenout Ridge. Borah is actually four feet taller than traditionally thought, according to data from a new elevation measurement technique. Idaho Statesman file ...

I’ve climbed mountains, but I am not a mountain climber. For the most part, my climbing has been occasional peak bagging in association with backpacking trips although I have specifically climbed ...

A: “The USGS has an old General Interest Publication which gives high/low points for states,” said Ken Dixon with the U.S. Geological Survey. “Our agency does have elevation data available through the ...

Forget what you’ve heard about climbing Borah Peak. The worst part of climbing Idaho’s tallest mountain is not Chickenout Ridge. Unless you have a serious problem ...

Immovably rough and rugged is Idaho’s highest mountain, rising in independent grandeur above wild country between the Big Lost River and Pahsimeroi ranges. No less rugged is Idaho’s senior U. S.

Jeremy Powell of Boise takes a photo from the top of Thompson Peak. Powell hiked the highest peak in each of the mountain ranges and subranges in Idaho. (courtesy Jeremy Powell) When Jeremy Powell ...