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Hyndman Peak
A perfect summer day greeted Expedition Inspiration's team of thirty-one climbers on our Hyndman Peak Climb, as part of our Five Peaks in Five Years Series. Twenty one hardy adventurers successfully summitted Hyndman Peak, at 12,009 feet, the highest in Idaho's Pioneer Mountain Range on Saturday, August 20th. Another ten hikers supported the summit team and hiked to various elevations on Hyndman's flank, including the 10,800-foot saddle between Hyndman and Old Hyndman Peaks. The entire staff of Expedition Inspiration was part of the fun too: Carol O'Loughlin, Katie Powell, Laurita Crabtree and canine hikers, Allie and Riley! Also, three Board of Directors climbed and hit the summit, Heidi Mickelson, Russ Merrill and Nancy Knoble. This is the largest number of climbers in Expedition Inspiration's ten-year history. Expedition Inspiration sponsored this fundraising climb to empower and promote the health and well-being of all who participated. The team included breast cancer survivors, friends and family of those who are fighting the battle. Nancy Knoble of Bend, OR summitted in honor of EI's founder, Laura Evans, and her fellow climbers from Expedition Inspiration's first fundraising climb of Argentina's 22,841' Mt Aconcagua. "I climb to celebrate my good health and to say to those diagnosed with breast cancer, there is hope and you can do something about it. Raising funds for Expedition Inspiration's Annual Medical Symposium is the best way I know to support the kind of research that will defeat this disease." The Hyndman Peak team raised nearly $30,000 to help support cutting-edge breast cancer research projects. Special thanks to Courtney Kapp, Expedition Inspiration Advisory Board member, who once again made this climb a huge success. We are grateful to her family and friends for their continued support of Expedition Inspiration. |
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  Expedition Inspiration is pleased to offer the third climb of our Five Peaks in Five Years Series. Ryan Peak, at 11,714', is the highest summit in the Boulder Mountain Range. Ryan and its southeastern neighbor Kent Peak, stand at the head of the North Fork of the Big Wood River and figure prominently in the picturesque skyline as viewed from the Ketchum/Sun Valley area and from many locations along scenic Highway 75. Our team will follow the standard climbing route, which begins at the end of the road out the North Fork of the Big Wood River. The trail climbs about 4,800 feet from the trailhead to the summit. Climbers will hike along the North Fork of the Big Wood River and gain elevation on a steep trail through the stunning, avalanche blasted basin en route to West Pass, which divides the Big Wood drainage from the East Fork of the Salmon. From West Pass, at 10,040', the route is steep and rocky along faint climbers' trails. Some easy and exposed scrambling along the summit ridge leads to the highpoint. Our team will be rewarded with stunning 360 degree views of Castle Peak to the north, Kent Peak to the south, the Pioneer Mountains to the southeast beyond Kent, and the distant Lost River Range. LEADERSHIP: Sawtooth Mountain Guides TRIP COST: $200 MINIMUM FUNDRAISING: $1000 (all contributions are tax deductible) |
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