The list of 11er finishers continues to grow. Recent LiDAR measurements have added peaks that were previously unranked to the ranked list. This includes one new peak in the Pioneer Mountains which was remeasured in late 2025. Derek Percoski and Brett Sergenian are the only person listed below who have climbed that peak. Nevertheless, credit for finishing the 11ers is … Continue reading
On August 2, 2025 Derek Percoski became the first person to climb the highest 500 ranked Idaho peaks. This journey included all of the 12ers, 11ers and 10ers plus a few 9ers. Derek celebrated his accomplishment by gathering a group of Idaho peakbaggers to climb Peak 10,309 in the Lost River Range. This group included 13 11er finishers. We dubbed … Continue reading
On August 2, 2025 Derek Percoski became the first person to climb the highest 500 ranked Idaho peaks. This journey included all of the 12ers, 11ers and 10ers plus a few 9ers. Derek celebrated his accomplishment by gathering a group of Idaho peakbaggers to climb Peak 10,309 in the Lost River Range. This group included 12 11er finishers. We dubbed … Continue reading
Mount McCaleb dominates the view eastward from Mackay, Idaho. J.D Martin made the first known ascent of the peak in 1884. The clipping below documents the first ascent by women. Unfortunately, their first name are unknown. … Continue reading
Brett Sergenian, aka exflatlander, climbed Hyndman Peak in mid-July 2015. It was his first peak on the list of Idaho’s highest 200 peaks. On September 5, 2021, he climbed Peak 10780. In between, he climbed another 198 peaks that ranged in elevation between 10,780 feet and 12,662 feet. Thus, in a time period of 2,244 days, he became the first … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: Carl Hamke and Judi Steciak recently became the third and fourth climbers to summit all of Idaho’s peaks exceeding 11,000 feet. George Reinier and Johnny Roache were the first climbers to summit all of these peaks, while Judi is the first woman to accomplish this exceedingly difficult task. The short article below summarizes their quest and lists the … Continue reading