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idaho a climbing guide mountaineering in idaho idaho a climbing guide home menu skip to primary content skip to secondary content home mt ranges peak index favorite climbs climbing history more mount borah the 12ers peak lists contributors about tom welcome to idaho a climbing guide the website this website supplements idaho a climbing guide the site includes updated access and route information new peaks new routes photos maps and information provided by myself and many contributors please read the using the website page for tips on getting the most out of the peak pages please read the route ratings page to understand how routes are rated please read trespassing and the idaho code a primer to help keep your climbs legal please read our be careful and disclaimer pages to help you stay mindful that climbing is a dangerous activity climbed a new route know about access issues leave an update and help support idaho s climbing community post navigation previous post what s new posted on september 24 2014 by tom lopez september 30 2026 i missed noting a couple of landmarks 2025 was the 35th anniversary of the publication of exploring idaho s mountains which was published in 1990 and 25th anniversary of the first edition of idaho a climbing guide which hit the bookstores in 2000 remember bookstores this website was also 25 years old last year it s silver anniversary we continue reading introduction to idaho a climbing guide posted on may 5 2014 by iacgadmin the opportunities for those who enjoy climbing mountains are unlimited in idaho this guidebook is an idea book and a starting point for mountaineers hikers and explorers in the 10 years since exploring idaho s mountains was published idaho s population has skyrocketed boise has become a city and coeur d alene is now a major resort destination surprisingly this growth has had continue reading liv douglas launches the idaho explorer channel on youtube posted on july 16 2026 by tom lopez liv douglas recently launched a new channel on youtube that focuses on travel and hiking climbing in idaho the channel is called idaho explorer here is a link to the channel https www youtube com idahoexplorer m2g the videos on the channel are a combination of sightseeing and hiking climbing he plans to release one video week with a total of 15 20 videos to be released during 2026 continue reading climb on posted on june 13 2026 by tom lopez there are a lot of obsessive climbers accomplishing impressive feats in idaho s mountains this year there are two notable and unprecedented peakbagging achievements worthy of reporting so far this year first kaden platt recently completed climbing all of the 115 ranked peaks in owyhee county not only did this endeavor require a lot of backcountry driving and off trail navigation but continue reading two new 10ers by derek percoski posted on january 19 2026 by tom lopez i ve got two new ranked 10ers to introduce 10036 middle peak https listsofjohn com peak 33754 https peakbagger com peak aspx pid 227087 10965 just 35 feet short of being an 11er https listsofjohn com peak 219330 https peakbagger com peak aspx pid 218413 these discoveries were made thanks to peakbagger com it s a fitting opportunity to discuss what s happening with our two primary peak logging databases loj was built upon the admin single handedly combing topos to plot out every ranked summit continue reading liv douglas sets new record of 2 212 idaho peaks climbed posted on november 2 2025 by tom lopez during 2025 liv douglas established a new record of 2 212 idaho peaks climbed more than any other climber from the low elevation buttes on the snake river plain to the lofty summits of the lost river range he has stood atop a wide diversity of idaho s high points liv s idaho adventures began in 2000 with a climb of mount borah 12 666 continue reading good beta bad beta and no beta by livingston douglas posted on november 2 2025 by tom lopez mountaineers commonly refer to information as beta this term comes from rock climbers more so than from hikers scramblers but is useful in all mountaineering contexts beta is critical when undertaking a mountain climb particularly if much of the climb is off trail but even trail hikers should be concerned about beta road conditions trail conditions etc this essay delves into the continue reading liv douglas sets record with over 200 snake river plain peaks climbed posted on october 18 2025 by tom lopez during 2025 liv douglas established a new record of 202 snake river plain peaks climbed this is far more than any other climbers on loj the second place climber is rick baugher with 65 peaks liv s journey on idaho s snake river plain began in may 2019 in most appropriately the craters of the moon national monument by calendar year he has continue reading northern pioneer crest traverse by kaden platt posted on october 18 2025 by tom lopez on august 4th at around 7 30am i set off from the summit creek trailhead my goal was to traverse the pioneer crest from the summit creek trailhead to the hyndman creek trailhead where derek percoski agreed to pick me up first up was the devils bedstead west dbw after an easy going ascent of dbw the traverse to salzburg spitzl continue reading derek percoski climbs idaho s highest 500 peaks posted on september 19 2025 by tom lopez on august 2 2025 derek percoski became the first person to climb the highest 500 ranked idaho peaks this journey included all of the 12ers 11ers and 10ers plus a few 9ers derek celebrated his accomplishment by gathering a group of idaho peakbaggers to climb peak 10 309 in the lost river range this group included 13 11er finishers we dubbed continue reading a climber writes sam root posted on september 14 2025 by tom lopez dear tom i moved to idaho midsummer a few years ago and soon after found your website coming from a much flatter state i had never been on a hike with more than 1000 feet of gain but i felt drawn to the mountains after hikes in craters of the moon kelly canyon and the palisades wilderness study area a continue reading rick baugher has climbed 2000 idaho peaks posted on september 11 2025 by tom lopez counting on idaho by rick baugher for me the pleasure of reaching the summits of idaho mountains has for better or worse devolved into a motivationally oriented numbers game my most recent and seemingly elusive quest has been to reach 2000 unique idaho summits by the way the numerical count is my own using usgs traditionally mapped data all peaks continue reading a new take on the ten essentials posted on august 27 2025 by tom lopez chic burge author of nw inland routes website has a 21st century take on the 10 essentials check it out at this link 14 essentials continue reading city of rocks camp and climb now open posted on july 30 2025 by tom lopez mackenzie ward contacted me and reports that city of rocks camp and climb is open for business in almo idaho you can learn more about the business on instagram facebook and google and at the following link city of rocks camp and climb there is a discount code for 5 off code sawtooth continue reading custom peak lists by livingston douglas posted on march 6 2025 by tom lopez revised and updated on 10 01 25 livingston douglas has created 48 custom peak lists on the lists of john loj website and has made them publicly available to all climbers his lists include all peaks ranked and unranked within each of the following mountain ranges as identified on loj additionally he has compiled lists for the idaho county hps idaho peaks continue reading slowing down at breakneck speed by rick baugher posted on january 31 2025 by tom lopez the other day during a workout at the gym i got to chatting with a casual friend who i hadn t seen in a few years he asked if i was still climbing well not really climbing i responded but i still regularly hike to mountain tops no bill not the tetons but rather the more obscure seldom visited summits mostly in continue reading exploring the snake river plain by livingston douglas posted on january 10 2025 by tom lopez idaho s snake river plain offers many amazing opportunities for mountain climbers to explore the high desert while technically not a desert the snake river plain sure feels that way over the past six years i have climbed 124 geographical features on the snake river plain probably more than any other climber sheldon bluestein has done extensive exploration of the snake continue reading the idaho border peaks a comprehensive review by livingston douglas posted on december 17 2024 by tom lopez idaho shares a lengthy border on its east side with both montana and wyoming the id wy border begins east of bear lake at the extreme southeast corner of idaho where the state shares a border with both utah and wyoming from here the id wy border heads in a straight line northward on the longitudinal line 111 degrees west all the continue reading liv douglas sets record for idaho beaverhead peaks climbed posted on december 12 2024 by tom lopez liv douglas holds the record for the number of idaho beaverhead mountains climbed at 173 peaks idaho has a total of 191 beaverheads 23 of which are unranked including quite a few on the id mt border he has also climbed 38 beaverheads that reside solely in the state of montana as of november 2024 rick baugher is the second most prolific continue reading a new high point for nez perce county by livingston douglas posted on december 29 2023 by tom lopez thanks to lidar the nez perce county hp craig mountain is quite different from what the cohp enthusiasts have climbed they drove right past the actual new high point for craig mountain and nez perce county the former high point was located about a mile west of the main ridge crest road and was measured by map at 5 380 feet the continue reading lidar strikes again more 11er news by derek percoski posted on october 23 2023 by tom lopez a new post from the stats guy so you know what that means 11er list updates we ve got a new highest 11er and a new lowest 11er no regret peak is idaho s 10th highest 11 996 feet with 314 feet of prominence possibly more there s a small section of the saddle where lidar isn t available yet the maps show no regret continue reading dawn of the lidar era how a tiny laser beam can move mountains by derek percoski posted on october 11 2023 by tom lopez while a climber can choose to climb any mountain for any reason we all tend to be interested in their stats to some degree idaho s budding peakbaggers are generally only after the handful of summits over 12 000 feet in elevation with 300 feet of prominence the widely used cutoff for what constitutes a separate mountain those who get hooked might continue reading new grand slam peaks speed record posted on october 17 2022 by tom lopez there are two types of competitions at play for those attempting to climb the grand slam peaks in one day completely self propelled and traditional vehicle shuttle between peaks anne hamby and matt stallings are both local runners and professors at the college of business and economics at boise state university on thursday october 13 2022 they set a new record continue reading ship island climbing 2020 by jim pace posted on august 18 2022 by tom lopez sixty five years after lincoln hales and pete schoening pioneered climbing routes on the bighorn crags granite walls aka the litner group at the west end of ship island lake jim pace led a crew of climbers to the granite climbers paradise read about their climbs in jim s article ship island climbing 2020 ship island climbing 2020 by jim pace continue reading derek percoski completes the blaine county peaks posted on august 2 2022 by tom lopez derek percoski finished the idaho 11ers on july 15 2021 but even more impressive was his second mountaineering accomplishment on july 15 2022 derek completed his quest to climb all 329 ranked summits in blaine county idaho his quest covered a wide variety of summits and terrain including volcanic buttes in craters of the moon national monument the high pioneer continue reading access to lost river mountain closed posted on june 26 2022 by tom lopez june 26 2022 access to lost river mountain was recently closed the access route crosses blm and private land but serves as access to forest service land contact the forest supervisor and request that he forest service grade one of the alternative access roads shown on the map below or buy an easement from the land owner salmon challis national continue reading mount regan after the earthquake by derek percoski posted on july 3 2021 by tom lopez derek percoski post earthquake report more bad news about the sawtooths i don t believe a reasonable class 4 route up the summit block of mount regan remains perhaps i missed something but i looked around quite a bit and it took some questionable decisions to reach the top regardless of a climber s ability the cruxes all involve loose dirt and continue reading search for route ratings submit an update latest announcements liv douglas launches the idaho explorer channel on youtube july 16 2026 climb on june 13 2026 two new 10ers by derek percoski january 19 2026 book updates la sacerdotessa by kaden platt and brian westphal october 1 2026 peak 9842 lost in the dark september 27 2026 peak 10096 crown point by brian westphal august 28 2026 peak 9677 the cube by brian westphal august 28 2026 tomahawk by brian westphal august 21 2026 be careful contact tom purchase the book at amazon mountaineers books google electronic books copyright tom lopez idaho a climbing guide website by lisabee web design