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Lost River Range Rock Climbing

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Areas in Lost River Range

11308' 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1

Bear Creek Wall 31 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 43

Cedar Creek 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 10

Golden Pillar (11,012'), The 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1

Morgan Creek 3 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Mount Breitenbach - North Face 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1

Mt Idaho 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Mt. Borah 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 4

Pass Creek Canyon 1 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Ramshorn Canyon 0 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Sacajawea Peak (North Face Routes) 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 4 / 4

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Elevation:	9,806 ft	2,989 m
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Description

The Lost River Range is Idaho's tallest. It contains 7 of the 9 12ers in Idaho, including Idaho's highest peak, Mt. Borah.

While the range may be known for loose, chossy rock, there are certainly exceptions to this rule. There are also many alpine ice routes that form up every year, and a massive potential for ski mountaineering.

Getting There

The range runs north to south. Highway 93 runs along the west side of the range between Arco and Challis. Because of this, access to routes from the west side is fairly straightforward.

The east side, however, is much more difficult to get to. For routes originating on the east side, turn east off of highway 93 onto Doublespring Pass road, about a mile north of the Mount Borah trailhead turnoff. Proceed over Doublespring Pass and then navigate the maze of backroads to your trailhead. These roads are very rugged and a high clearance vehicle is mandatory.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lost River Range

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

AI2 21 ● North Face of Mount Borah Trad, Ice, Alpine 10 pitches Mt Borah
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow 38 ● Southwest Ridge Trad, Snow, Alpine Mt Borah
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Chertlandia Sport Ramshorn Canyon > Ramshorn Canyon Main…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● Little Dark Cloud Sport, Alpine Cedar Creek > Via Ferrata Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 6 ● Totoro Tower Sport 4 pitches Ramshorn Canyon > Ramshorn Canyon Main…
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● East Face Direct Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Mt Idaho
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 6 ● Chertical Limit Sport 4 pitches Ramshorn Canyon > Ramshorn Canyon Main…
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 11 ● The Light In-Between Sport 6 pitches Ramshorn Canyon > Ramshorn Canyon Main…
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 19 ● The High Lonesome Sport 5 pitches Ramshorn Canyon > Ramshorn Canyon Main…
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Ataya Sport, Alpine Cedar Creek > Main Wall