First Idaho Trip

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Summary

City Of Rocks

Shirley on top of The Wart with Bath Rock in the background (June 2002).

This was Memorial Day Weekend in 2002. We drove out to Idaho (along with our friend Patrick Wang, RIP) and tried hiking up Borah Peak only to get stormed off below the Chickenout Ridge. We drove to City Of Rocks afterwards & TR’ed some stuff on The Wart formation and led a 5.4 route on the road-side face of Bath Rock. I also scored a speeding ticket somewhere in the Idaho boonies. Is all I recall.

 

Shirley & I would come back in July of 2003 and bag Borah Peak via the same hiking route.

Photos

Borah Peak Attempt

Borah Peak

Blondie low on our hike up Borah Peak (Memorial Day Weekend 2002).

Borah Peak

Applying warpaint low on the hike up Borah Peak (Memorial Day Wknd. 2002).

 

Borah Peak

Shirley & yours truly on our hike up Borah Peak. Photo by our friend Patrick Wang (RIP).

 

Borah Peak

Yours truly, our friend Pat (rest in peace), Shirley, and two unknown coyotes on the approach hike. Shirley is sporting generous dose of sunscreen (Memorial Day Wknd. '02).

 

Borah Peak

Yours truly and Blondie (taking a sitting break) on our hike up Borah Peak (Memorial Day Wknd. 2002).

 

Borah Peak

Blondie taking a breather on the approach hike (Memorial Day Wknd. '02).

 

Borah Peak

Slogging up the mountain on a beautiful May day (Memorial Day Wknd. '02)

 

Borah Peak

The climb follows the ridge on the horizon (Memorial Day Wknd. '02).

Borah Peak

Summit of Borah Peak (Memorial Day Wknd. '02).

 

Borah Peak

Shirley and Blondie bailing from the Borah hike.

 

Borah Peak

Tired Blondie taking a break on the hike down from Borah Peak (Memorial Day Weekend 2002).

 

Borah Peak

Shirley & Blondie passed out in the backseat on our drive over to City Of Rocks (Memorial Day Weekend 2002).

City Of Rocks

City Of Rocks

Shirley admiring the view of the City from top of an unknown formation. The crag beyond her is the Parking Lot Rock (June 2002).

 

Bath Rock

Bath rock, road face. The diagonal crack/flake in the center of the photo is a nice 5.4 route that tops out on Bath Rock in about 1.5 pitches (June, 2002).

 

Bath Rock

Shirley atop the Bath Rock formation (June 2002).

 

City Of Rocks

Shirley atop the Wart formation with Bath Rock in the background (June 2002).

 

City Of Rocks

Shirley on top of The Wart with Bath Rock in the background (June 2002).

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