Mt. Borah - Tallest Peak in IDAHO - 12,662 FT

My boss (Mike), Preston (a friend from work), Jackson (our Architect) and myself decided that we were going to hike Mt. Borah, the tallest peak in Idaho. This is the first sight that we saw as we pulled onto the dirt road that led us to the base campsite the day before the hike.
We took it easy the night before the hike and were blessed with perfect weather.

After a cold night of anxiously tossing and turning we awoke at 5:00 am sharp and began hiking in the dark. It was a cold morning and the oatmeal that I scarfed down was not sitting very well in my belly.

About half way up the mountain my stomach had settled and I was good to go. As you can see it was a very steep hike.

There is one part of the hike called "chicken out ridge" that was quite interesting. Luckily we all made it safely through with no injuries or deaths.

As we approached the final ascent it appeared to be completely vertical which would be tough to do without ropes.

We took a quick break and soaked up the amazing view before continuing to the top.

5,200 feet in elevation gain later and we were at the top. It felt so good and was definitely worth it.

Tallest peak in Idaho. 1 down and 49 to go.