About Tom Lopez

Tom Lopez is the author of Idaho: A Climbing Guide and the website idahoaclimbingguide.com. In the last fifty years he has climbed 982 Idaho peaks and completed a total of 1,545 ascents across the United States. He has made several first ascents in Idaho and Alaska. His writing has appeared in the Idaho Statesman, Rock and Ice, and Climbing magazines, among others. He continues his exploration of high, wild summits “always looking for the next challenge.”