The Coeur d’Alene Range is a triangular group of mountains stretching from Lake Pend Oreille in the north to Lake Coeur d’Alene in the south, to Kellogg, Idaho in the east and then back to Lake Pend Oreille. The range is bounded by the Bitterroot Mountains in the east, the Coeur d’Alene River in the south, and Coeur d’Alene Lake … Continue reading
Book Updates
Climbing and access information for this formation is on Pages 180-181 of the book. USGS Mount Cramer Contents: Weekend Warrior and Great Gulley (IV, 5.8, M1-2) Steve Lysne provided the following route information: Weekend Warrior and Great Gulley (IV, 5.8, M1-2). On June 5th, 2004, Dave Hopper and I made the first ascent of Weekend Warrior on the Goat Perch. The … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 252 of the book. The book describes two routes, one for the southeast face and one for the south ridge. There are problems with both routes. In my opinion, the south ridge route is not practical for two reasons. First, the Forest Service has abandoned the Johnstone Pass Trail (because … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Pages 253-254. Derek Percoski recommends upgrading the Southwest Ridge Route found in the book to Class 3 noting “It’s tough trying to choose ratings for gray areas, but I would for sure call that one Class 3. Maybe I wasn’t looking side to side as much for bypasses.” Updated September 2019 … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 251 of the book. The book covers the peak’s Southeast Ridge Route. Since the publication of the book, I climbed the peak via Big Basin and the peak’s North Ridge and added a route description and photos. Livingston Douglas added two new routes, the South Face/Gully Route and Southeast Ridge … Continue reading
Climbing and access information for this peak is on Page 276 of the book. The West Ridge and Southwest Face Routes are discussed in the book. This page includes route information for the Northeast Face/Northeast Ridge. This route is now more popular than the West Ridge. Also, check out the view from Leatherman’s summit through Larry Prescott’s photo essay. Updated November … Continue reading