Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 228 of the book. Peak 10405 is one of my favorites climbs because it is a good-looking, hard-to-get peak with a superior view. A fire lookout once sat on its lower summit, which is still reached by an unmaintained trail. USGS Galena Peak … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 238 of the book. Basils Peak is one of the less-broken Boulder Mountains peaks. It offers a nice ridge ascent. USGS Amber Lakes … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 238-239 of the book. Use the link below to read Mark Jones’ 2016 trip report for his climb from Lake Creek. Updated November 2021 Rock Roll Peak sits on the impressive ridge that divides Trail Creek from Lake Creek just north of Ketchum/Sun Valley. The summit stands at the head of … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 167-169 of the book. Updated September 2019 Horstmann Peak is located up Fishhook Creek. It is one of the most popular Sawtooth summits with a variety of routes to the top, ranging from a long Class 3 scramble to steep snow and ice climbs. The book describes 7 routes on … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 227-228 of the book. Peak 10488 is located NNW of Deer Lakes, between Galena Gulch and Deer Creek. It does not see many climbers, but I highly recommend it for both its scenic qualities and its remoteness. I am not sure where the proposed name originated, but it obviously refers … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 305 of the book. Livingston Douglas supplemented the book text by providing the description for the southeast ridge found below. Updated December 2019 The Knoll is located on the main Lemhi Range Crest between Umpleby Peak and Medusa. The northeast ridge is a steep Class 2 climb. The ridge traverse … Continue reading