Juan Vazquez flew in to Idaho Falls from his home in Chicago just to attempt to climb to the top of Mount Borah at an elevation of 12,667 feet.
“I love the challenge of getting to the highest point in every state,” said Vazquez.
Juan has reached the highest point in almost every state. If he could make it to the top of Mount Borah in the Lost River Range that would be number 47, leaving just Montana, Wyoming and Alaska left on his life.
However, summitting Mount Borah is not an easy task as hikers need to climb 5,400 feet of elevation in just four miles in a never-ending climb and people also need to navigate Chicken Out Ridge.
“You can get this done in a day, but where it is different, it’s a lot more strenuous in one day in my opinion,” said Vazquez. “Even Rainier, you split up into two different days and it’s less elevation gain in each day.”…