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
In Honor of Everyman Climbers Story and Photos by Steve Grantham The history of Idaho mountaineering is full of illustrious names, but it also includes hundreds of other men and women who explored the state’s mountain ranges to
Hitting the Grand Slam Story and Photos by Alice Schenk I love lists. They’re an aid to constancy—the stickability that carries me through situations and sections of life in a manner more focused than I might otherwise be.
Spring Training in the Mountains Story and Photos by Tom Lopez The author, a noted Idaho mountaineer, coined the term “the Grand Slam” for four peaks in the Boise area that are prized by climbers. Here, he describes
Up Scotchman and Illinois Peaks Story and Photos by Alice Schenk The author is nearing completion of her efforts to climb the high point in each of Idaho’s forty-four counties, which she has chronicled in these pages. Here,
