Climbing Idaho's Borah Peak
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- Two dudes climb Idaho's tallest mountain, Borah Peak or Mount Borah, which stands about 12,662ft tall. Recommend an early start to avoid afternoon weather. We were fortunate to summit given the low visibility. Luckily, the forecast for low wind held true and it was still warm enough for shorts!
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Video Contents:
00:00 - Intro ~5,301ft
00:25 - Trail Approach
02:38 - Chicken Out Ridge
03:48 - Traversing/Scrambling Loose Area
04:38 - Snow Crossing
05:39 - Saddle Point
06:01 - Final Push
06:33 - Summit ~12, 662ft
07:25 - Descent
11:18 - Sign Off
Freaking awesome!
Great video! We climbed Borah this summer in much better weather - I put a video up on my channel. Looks like we took a slightly different path across the first part of Chicken Out (your way looks better). Anyway, thanks for posting, I’m enjoying your other videos too (subbed).
I watched your video and see what you mean. Nice job! It was my first time there and I thought the best bet, especially with low visibility, was to stay on top of the ridge
@@summitspecials yeah, you are probably right. I do agree with your comment that Chicken Out was actually the best (and most fun) part of that whole climb and not that scary.👍🏻
Nice footage of your climb. I'm thinking about doing that Borah climb this year. How scary and dangerous was Chicken Out for you on a 1 to 10 scale? Cheers
It's not too bad if you stay on top of the ridge. It is stable and I'd rate it a class 3 scramble. I had fun and was never nervous (I'm an advanced scrambler and amateur rock climber). I hear people can get in a bad spot if they go off one side or the other as the traverses are loose and unsafe compared to the spine of the ridge. Take your time navigating, especially on the way down, and have fun!
@@summitspecials Thanks for the advice and info. I look forward to the adventure of it.
Have you been to the highest points in any other states?
Yes, OR,AZ,MO, and MT. Will do a handful of others ASAP ✌️
Be careful when you go up floridas highest peak