Throughout history, people have been simultaneously awestruck and infatuated with towering peaks — pinnacles that come closer than other natural objects to the heavens. Borah Peak on Mount Borah is ...

For my April 26 story in the Idaho Statesman’s special hiking edition, I drew on my experience having climbed Borah Peak six times with groups in seven to 12 hours. It’s a 10-hour hike for most hikers ...

Forget what you’ve heard about climbing Borah Peak. The worst part of climbing Idaho’s tallest mountain is not Chickenout Ridge. Unless you have a serious problem ...

Climbing all 50 high points in the United States? You've gotta make it past Borah Peak, or, as many Idahoans call it "Mount ...

Climbing 12,662-foot Borah Peak, Idaho’s highest mountain, is something you do once, just to say you did it. I remember climbing the peak in 1985. It was my first peak and our group consisted of avid ...

I’ve climbed mountains, but I am not a mountain climber. For the most part, my climbing has been occasional peak bagging in association with backpacking trips although I have specifically climbed ...

Even though he was a young boy, a first-grader, J.D. Bennetts remembers the moment the Borah Peak earthquake hit. It was a typically hectic Friday morning as his mom, JoAnn, was trying to get J.D. and ...

MACKAY, Idaho -- A 57-year-old south-central Idaho man who slid 300 feet down an ice slope while climbing Idaho's highest peak has been rescued. KIFI-TV reports that Kent Blau of Declo slid on the ice ...

SALMON, Idaho (KIFI)-The U.S. Board on Geographic Names met February 11 to approve a proposal to name Borah Glacier on Borah Peak on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. It is the only active glacier ...

Another cow elk was shot and left to waste last week, this time near Mount Borah, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Fish and Game conservation officers are seeking information to help ...