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| montanachris | Top of Idaho  Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006 | |
| An amazing hike, probably the only one I've done that I'd say was difficult. Worth every ounce of pain and boy, did it make that Borah Peak Brown Ale one of the best beers I've ever had!! (Not sure about the exact date, so I guessed) | |
| Posted Dec 15, 2008 6:25 pm | ||
| byates | Up in 2:45 Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Up in 2hrs 45 min. chased down by Thunder storm in 2 hr 15 min. Rolled in early that Morn, summited at 8:45 but still not early enough. | |
| Posted Dec 8, 2008 11:27 am | ||
| davidjhoopes | Summer Snow | |
| My wife Meg and I went up. Snow squalls hit as we broke tree line. We held up for a while and they slowed. We started up and the flakes continued on and off---made for a slick crossing of chicken out ridge. Beautiful place. I really loved it--the descent from summit made Meg nervous. Very warm day once we were back at trailhead. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2008 10:05 pm | ||
| Eboz | Standard Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2008 | |
| I took a friend from out of town to hike Borah since the weather was forecast to be very nice over the next two or three days. The gorgeous weather was the best part about the hike and it was even warm at the summit this late in the year. We started at 8am as soon as we had sunlight and made it to the summit at about 1500. We took a lot of short breaks on the way up and spent even longer on the way down. Made it below the tree line before it got dark and then used our head lamps the rest of the way. No problems at all following the trail and there was only 6 to 12" of snow after chicken out ridge. There was a pretty eventful moment on our climb though, as my partner lost his glissade going across the snow bridge which is just below COR. He only slipped a few feet, but I could do nothing but watch and hope that he didn't accelerate down that slope any further. He was very calm and cool about it though, and got his ice axe out and picked his way back. The problem was that he tried to walk on the iced over snow without crampons and without kicking a footing. We both decided to continue, but think that a dynamic line and helmets would have been a good idea. | ||
| Posted Oct 27, 2008 1:35 am | ||
| Cornvallis | Standard COR route Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2008 | |
| First and only big hike of the year. Climbed w/co-worker. Both of us had some black toe nails a few days later from the pounding they took coming down that steep trail. I'm getting old, I'm a fan of switchbacks. Perfect day for a climb. Warm on top w/no wind. Met a state high-pointer on the way up who had 43 HP's, he had to turn around about .5 from the summit. Bummer that must have been hard. | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2008 3:14 pm | ||
| paisajeroamericano | Duff | |
| we arrived at the trailhead late night, crashed for a quick few hours, and got started early - the hitchhiker guy quit after 30 minutes - duff and cody made it as far as chicken out ridge - I warned him it would be the hardest hike of his life - I cruised up to the summit, enjoyed the views for awhile, and then zoomed down to the parking lot - the next day, I visited my favorite hot springs in the whole world for the third time - and then I drove and drove and drove and drove | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2008 1:42 am | ||
| paisajeroamericano | Duff | |
| we arrived at the trailhead late night, crashed for a quick few hours, and got started early - the hitchhiker guy quit after 30 minutes - duff and cody made it as far as chicken out ridge - I warned him it would be the hardest hike of his life - I cruised up to the summit, enjoyed the views for awhile, and then zoomed down to the parking lot - the next day, I visited my favorite hot springs in the whole world for the third time - and then I drove and drove and drove and drove | |
| Posted Oct 21, 2008 1:40 am | ||
| Rocker Paully | standard rt. Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2008 | |
| My buddy had never climbed it, so we shot up it on our way through Idaho. We had about 6" of snow and some icy spots on the fact to deal with, but it was fun. | |
| Posted Oct 6, 2008 11:21 am | ||
| captainbuuda | Wildhorse '08 Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2008 | |
| The Wildhorse Trail Crew and I summited via the standard Chicken-out Ridge route. It was a fun experience for all. | |
| Posted Sep 20, 2008 6:18 am | ||
| CBakwin | Yo Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| Three hours up, one hour fourty min. down. Had to dodge through boy scouts and other crowds coming down... A very nice climb with some easy 4th class and nice views and interesting all the way. I love how direct the trail is....have you ever climbed Humphrey's in Arizona? | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2008 8:56 pm | ||
| Idaho Kid | A perfect Saturday Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| After seeing that labor day's weather left the mountain with some snow, we went prepared. When I got their I couldn't have asked for better conditions. No snow, not hot, not cold, little to no wind. It was as perfect of a day as you can get. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 5:39 pm | ||
| cascadetraveler | High country under summer snow. Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008 | |
| Caleb EOC and I were on are second day second Idaho 12er' We enjoyed a beautiful but cool day on Hyndman peak the day before. We did learn a weather front was moving in but came along way and waited to see what would come of the following day. it started out overcast but seemed worthy of proceeding. we found the trail to be as steep as advertised and enjoyed the view of the prarie below between cloud breaks. we scrambled above treeline and enjoyed the walk along the exposed ridge. The weather was deteriorating though and by the time we arrived around 11,400ft, we decided it was not worth the risk. There were others that proceeded up Hmmm. On the descent we were blown away by the amount of snow that accumalated on the lower mountain and at the trailhead. The Lost river range transformed into this porceline wilderness. Good times. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2008 1:03 am | ||
| noggin | Steep Mountian Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2008 | |
| Great third class route over Chicken Out Ridge. Had beautiful weather and could see for miles. They aren't kidding when they say this mountain is steep. | |
| Posted Sep 1, 2008 9:39 pm | ||
| BCJ | Fun climb Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2007 | |
| Great mountain and beautiful views. I guess the people who made the trail on the lower portions never heard of switchbacks. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2008 7:53 pm | ||
| Bluebell08 | Long but fun Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008 | |
| Climbed with Holsti97, beautiful summit around 1100. Chicken out ridge was fun scrambling. Snow bridge was icy in the morning but better snow conditions on the descent. Steep would be an understatement of this route. HP #7. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2008 8:33 pm | ||
| tmcrane | Finished it Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008 | |
| Attempted Borah eight years ago but was unable to summit. Couldn't have picked a better day to enjoy the stunning view from the top. | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2008 2:18 pm | ||
| ajonesin | High Point #1 Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| My first high point climbed. Took 3.5 hours up, 3 hours down. Tons of people on the mountain. Also, Chicken Out Ridge has a pretty easy trail around it on the West side now. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2008 4:23 pm | ||
| montanaboy | Southwest ridge Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2008 | |
| Since there is nothing new that can be said about Borah, I will throw out a quote from John Wooden: Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. | |
| Posted Aug 17, 2008 10:33 pm | ||
| kdonaldson | NF Direct Date Climbed: May 11, 2008 | |
| Went a few years ago up standard route. My friend Miguel came into town up and wanted to climb it - we decided to do the North Face. Ended up doing the North Face Direct route. 17.5 hours car to car. Snow was not consolidated. Used pickets (more to make us feel better) and simu-climbed until we reached the coloir. Two belays to the main ridge and then another to the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2008 2:20 pm | ||
| ericwillhite | Kids stuff Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2008 | |
| Great hike, 5 hours RT, then that evening climbed Hyndman Peak, another 5000 foot gainer, 12 miles RT. Try that. Trip report, maps and pictures at http://www.willhiteweb.com/state_highpoint/idaho/borah_peak_211.htm | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2008 12:39 am | ||
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