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Sawtooth Recreation Area, ID Report: Mellow Laps in the Crossroads of 5 Different Mountain Ranges

Martin Kuprianowicz | March 3, 2021
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Avalanche Fatality in Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho on Sunday

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A fatal avalanche occurred in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho at 2pm on Sunday, February 16th, 2014. Four snowmobilers were buried in the avalanche and one was killed. It was a terrible avalanche week in North America last week with 2 avalanche deaths in Oregon, 2 avalanche deaths in Utah, 4 avalanche deaths in Colorado, and one avalanche death in British Columbia. 15 people have died in avalanches in the USA this winter. An avalanche in the Frenchman Creek drainage (northwest of Galena Summit) buried 4 snowmobilers on Sunday February […]

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SnowBrains | February 17, 2014
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Big Adventure on Elephant’s Perch, Sawtooth Mts, Idaho | Climb & Bivy on Mountaineer’s Route (5.9 III)

Back in May, my brother Andrew and I set a goal for ourselves: to climb the Elephant’s Perch by the end of the season. The Elephant’s Perch is a 9,870′ peak located in the Sawtooth Wilderness outside of Stanley, ID. While not the tallest alpine wall in Idaho, it is arguably the highest quality and most popular alpine rock face in the state. First climbed in 1963 by the accomplished mountaineer Fred Beckey and friends, there are now over 25 established routes on the Perch, ranging from […]

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Michael Dunning | October 30, 2013
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