Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 112 of the book. To supplement the book entry, I have included a few photos and the GPS track John Platt recorded on our 2012 ascent of the peak. Updated December 2019 South Loon Mountain is located northeast of Lick Creek Summit and south of North Loon Mountain. North and … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 106-107 of the book. The route in the book climbs Tripod Peak from the north. It is the shortest way to the summit. I added a GPS track showing the two north approaches and a link to John Platt’s trip report for the north routes. In 2013, I hiked Tripod … Continue reading
The Bear River Range is discussed on Pages 364-367 of the book. The Bear River Range is a northern extension of Utah’s Wasatch Range. The Idaho portion of the range is 43 miles long and more than 20 miles wide, with many points reaching above 9,000 feet. The name is derived from the Bear River, which loops around the range … Continue reading
The Coeur d’Alene Range is a triangular group of mountains stretching from Lake Pend Oreille in the north to Lake Coeur d’Alene in the south, to Kellogg, Idaho in the east and then back to Lake Pend Oreille. The range is bounded by the Bitterroot Mountains in the east, the Coeur d’Alene River in the south, and Coeur d’Alene Lake … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this formation is on Pages 180-181 of the book. USGS Mount Cramer Contents: Weekend Warrior and Great Gulley (IV, 5.8, M1-2) Steve Lysne provided the following route information: Weekend Warrior and Great Gulley (IV, 5.8, M1-2). On June 5th, 2004, Dave Hopper and I made the first ascent of Weekend Warrior on the Goat Perch. The … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 252 of the book. The book describes two routes, one for the southeast face and one for the south ridge. There are problems with both routes. In my opinion, the south ridge route is not practical for two reasons. First, the Forest Service has abandoned the Johnstone Pass Trail (because … Continue reading