2009 IdahoSummits Outing...Goal, Al West. Photo by John.
Friday night campfire...clockwise...Margo, Dan, Dave, Eric and Steve. Photo by John.
The a.m. arrivies, Michael (Boise), complete with yawn, and Aaron (Idaho Falls), that's his sedan.
Getting ready in the morning, Steve and Dan.
15 degree 8:00 a.m. start. Photo by John.
Rock Creek canyon approach, brushy as advertised. Photo by John.
First moring pause. Eric, Super Dave, Michael.
Pat leading out.
Super Dave on the boogie, Big Dan going into a breakdance move, Michael blending in with the trees.
The first view of the alternate route...was very tempting for me...2 miles shorter.
The decision to split into two groups being made. Eric, Aaron, Dave (i think).
Steve is as dismayed as me that our camelbacks froze....I got mine to cooperate a little bit though.
Splattski and Michael punchin the sidehill.
What a beautiful day it was...thx Michael.
John, Michael, Dan kickin in the gulley.
Looking down the gully at snow slough, Dan, Margo, and Steve. Photo by John.
Dan just ahead of me, Michael at the top.
On the upper section toward the crux ridge, Dan behind me. Steve and John are way to the back right.
A shot of Borah North face where I took Dan's photo.
Same location to my left...I have no clue what these peaks are.
...and further left.
The begining of the rocky crux ridge section. Michael is the dot on top already. Photo by John.
Steve at his personal summit. Photo by John.
Margo climbing the lower crux on the famous Lost River rotten rock. Photo by John.
Margo on the gendarmes.
Margo on the catwalk moves carefully with Borah North Face watching. Photo by John.
The final face approach. Michael is ahead in the circle. Photo by John.
John's photo of Margo coming down and Dan on his way to tag off. The summit is out of view but very close.
John's awesome photo of Borah North Face.
Margo at the summit, looking at Borah North Face.
The Pioneers from the summit.
Further west and the ridge the other team came up...DBE is visible on the left.
Missed part of the pano...the camera was wayyyy too cold. Looking west?
A nice block on the north west
My guess is the Pahsimeroi Valley. Never been there but it seems to be the way to access Borah North.
Full circle from the summit.
Summit cairn and my pole in case there are any doubters.
Spattski shot with the North Face of Borah. Too windy for a one-handed version.
The catwalk section viewed on the descent, just to prove it drops off on both sides. See the bootprints?
Out of the crux, Margo and Dan. Photo by John.
Margo coming down the gully.
This is the other team's approach where we split to two groups. Super Dave on the new route. Photo by Pat.
Aaron and Dave in the gully, nice angle. Photo by Pat.
Aaron, Eric, Dave on a high traverse. Photo by Pat.
Aaron. Photo by Pat.
Aaron and Dave summit picnic. Photo by Pat.
These are the new route team's tracks. Congrats Pat, Eric, Dave, Aaron. How about calling it the PEDA route? Photo by John.
Mt. Borah from our campsite.
Our campsite with Borah looking over us
Borah pano with my photos made by Brendon off the IdahoSummits board
