Idaho Climbing Travel Guide

Idaho Climbing Travel Guide

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Top Climbing Destinations In Idaho

• City of Rocks National Reserve, ID
  

Travel Guides In Idaho

• Boise, ID
• Cascade, ID
• Coeur d'Alene, ID
• Deary, ID
• Eagle, ID
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area, ID
• Idaho Falls, ID
• Kamiah, ID
• Ketchum, ID
• Lewiston, ID

Mountain West Climbing States/Provinces

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Feature Articles

• GORP - Climbing - Sawtooth National Recreation Area - Idaho
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• Life's a Wild Trip
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• Here and Gone
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  Our Homeland's Backyard Boondocks

Trip Ideas

• Exploring Idaho's Heavenly Hells Canyon
  

Practical Advice

• Rising to the Challenge
  How do you learn to conquer a snow-covered mountain—and your fears? Simple. Go with Wyoming's Exum Mountain Guides, the leaders in mountaineering training.
• What Andrew McLean, Ski Mountaineer, Brings
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  McLean, 47, is one of the world's most accomplished backcountry skiers, with first descents on every continent—and more than 100 total. This spring, he's off to Greenland for a few more. Here's what he's packing.
• How to Build a Bomber Anchor
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  To set up your own anchor for a climbing top rope (or slackline, or car stuck in a ditch), all you need is a 20-foot piece of webbing, a carabiner, and a tree.
• Climbing Trips - How to Train
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• Climbing Trips - What to Expect
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Gear

• What You Need: Ski Mountaineering
  The gear you need to strap on, pack up, wear, and shed to get up—and back down—a serious mountain.
• Women's Rock Climbing
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• Climbing
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• Ice Climbing Gear Essentials
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  The key to staying warm and stuck to the ice? The right stuff.
• What Andrew McLean, Ski Mountaineer, Brings
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  McLean, 47, is one of the world's most accomplished backcountry skiers, with first descents on every continent—and more than 100 total. This spring, he's off to Greenland for a few more. Here's what he's packing.

Fitness

• Are the Mountains Killing Your Brain?
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  Alarming new science shows that thin air can wreck brain cells—at lower altitudes than you'd think. Here's how to protect yourself.
• Mountain Athlete
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  Jackson, Wyoming
• Chalk It Up
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  Experience is the key to mountaineering prowess, but high-altitude fitness makes all the difference on summit day
• America's Best Cities: Charlotte, North Carolina
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  No. 10
• Hot Flex
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  Meet your secret muscles—and find out how these hidden assets can leverage your leap to peak performance

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Attractions

Castle Rocks State Park

Good For Climbing

2 miles north of Almo on Hwy. 77, then 1.4 miles west onBig Cove Ranch Rd.
Box 169
Almo, ID, Idaho 83312

Description: Castle Rocks is to City of Rocks what Universal Studios is to Disney World. Idaho's newest state... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Durfee Hot Springs

Good For Climbing

2798 S Elba Almo Rd.
Almo, Idaho 83312

Description: The Durfee Hot Springs is not a luxurious affair. And that's what's nice about it. The Durfees... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Borah Peak

Good For Climbing

20 miles north of Mackay on Hwy. 93, in the Lost River Ranger District
716 W. Custer St.
Mackay, Idaho 83251

Description: At an elevation of 12,662 feet, Borah Peak is the highest peak in Idaho. Climbers can scale it via the traditional climbing route (Southwest Ridge Route) or a variety of alternate routes.... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Hotels

Almo Outpost

3020 Elba Almo Rd.
Almo, ID 83312 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Climbing

Expert Rated & Recommended

Benjamin Inn

842 North Ave.
Challis, ID 83226 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Climbing

Expert Rated & Recommended

Stanley High Country Inn

Ace of Diamonds Street, P.O. Box 290
Stanley, ID 83278 Map

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

Good For Climbing

Expert Rated & Recommended

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