This peak is not in the book. Judi Steciak/Carl Hamke, Derek Percoski, Dave Pahlas and John Platt provided the following route information. Taylor Amato climbed the peak’s Northeast Ridge which was likely the first ascent via that gnarly ridge. Read about his route at this link: Northeast Ridge. Lonesome Peak towers over Lonesome Lake. The peak is located at the West … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Pat McGrane says that it is “arguably the finest peak in the Pioneers.” Use this link to read Pat McGrane’s Wildhorse Classics Guide which includes many challenging technical climbs on the peak. Please note it is identified in Pat’s guide as Peak 11280. The Lists of John website lists the elevation as 11,300 … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Judi Steciak and Carl Hamke provided the following route information. See their article on the Missing Eleveners in the Climbing History Section of this site. Recess Peak is located south of The Fin and is accessed via Copper Basin. There is no easy access to this summit. Use the links below to read about … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. The first known ascent was by Rick Baugher in 2005 via the West Face. Judi Steciak and Carl Hamke provided the Northwest Ridge route information set out below. Also see their article on the Missing Eleveners in the Climbing History Section of this site. Pat McGrane provided five photos showing the peak and … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Judi Steciak and Carl Hamke, Pat McGrane, George Reinier, Steve Grantham, Alex Feldman and Derek Percoski contributed route information, text and photos to this page. Also see Judi and Carl’s article on the Missing Eleveners in the Climbing History section of this site. Updated August 2020 True Grit is located on the South End of the … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Judi Steciak and Carl Hamke provided the following route information. See their article on the Missing Eleveners in the Climbing History Section of this site. Updated September 2018 Paragon Peak is the 26th-highest peak in Idaho. It is overshadowed by its 12er neighbor, Lost River Mountain. To the best of my knowledge, all … Continue reading