Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board Not Whitney, but...Borah Peak, Idaho

Last week, the third time proved the charm as a friend and I summitted Borah Peak, the Idaho highpoint. A mere 12,662' but still a worthy climb, four miles out and one mile up, with significant exposure along what is aptly referred to as "Chicken-Out Ridge" before you hit the final use trails to the summit.

State highpoint #44 for me. (Tried Kings Peak in Utah again also but once again ran into weather issues, so only 50/50 for summits on this trip.) I'll post a link to the trip report once I have it online.

Congrats on that summit.
I did it (along with Kings) in 2009, and Borah was the hardest downhill walk I've ever done.

I finished the trip report and posted it to my web site. Now looking forward to next summer for another shot at Kings and hopefully also Gannett (WY) and Granite (MT) in a longer trip out west.