Ken Jones and Bob Packard: First to Complete Idaho’s County High Points by Ken Jones

Idaho’s county high points are not only scattered all over Idaho but also encompass many access and climbing problems. Ken Jones and Bob Packard mutually agreed to complete the list on September 2, 2001. Below Ken Jones recounts the event. In the summer of 2001 as I looked forward to completing the Idaho county high points I realized that there … Continue reading

Ken Jones climbs all of Idaho’s 2,000 foot prominence peaks.

On September 28, 2015, Ken Jones reached the summit of Grave Peak in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness and became the first person to climb all 100 Idaho peaks with prominence exceeding 2,000 feet. Climbing every peak on this list is an impressive accomplishment which took an incredible amount of determination and support. Ken notes that: “Although far too many of … Continue reading