The Last, Toughest, and Best Story and Photos by Alice Schenk I should have let myself off the hook in 2024. Mountain climbing is a serious business and I had spent most of my summer trying to summit
A Peak So Near, So Far Story and Photos by Alice Schenk I lay flat on a slab of rock about 9,400 feet in the air, in full panic mode. To get onto this slab I had torn
Borah, Church, and Donaldson Peaks Story and Photos by Michael Stubbs In 1984, I was five years old and living in Twin Falls. My family moved there the year I was born, so it was the only home
Climber Norman Clyde By Tom Lopez Since my first hike into Idaho’s mountains in 1972 I have been fascinated by both the variety of mountain environments found in our rambling jigsaw-piece-shaped state and the history of those who
Outdoorsman Extraordinaire Story and Photos by Tom Lopez When I came into my house in Boise after shoveling the driveway one day in February 2022, I had voicemail from my friend Art Troutner: “Tom, I have bad news.
Part Two: Southern Ranges Story and Photos by Tom Lopez Last month, we published mountaineer Tom Lopez’s accounts of five summits in northern Idaho ranges, drawn from a list of his twenty-five favorite climbing experiences in the state.
Story and Photos by Tom Lopez Editor’s Note: The author, one of Idaho’s premier mountaineers over the past half-century and a regular contributor to these pages, has compiled a list of his twenty-five favorite climbs in the state.
On Mount Breitenbach By Bob Boyles When we reached Mahogany Creek on our way to the Lost River Range in central Idaho, it was afternoon and the water was flowing high. We stopped for an inspection before my
A Wilderness Honeymoon Story and Photos by Taylor Dew Not long after we entered the Sawtooth Range, the peaks that we would circle came into view. We gawked along their ridge line beside an older couple who told
A Mystery Solved by Chance Story and Photos by Mike Cothern Just one more lake,” I thought while dropping my backpack to the ground. The storm clouds that had been forecasted to bring precipitation in the form of
