Chicken Out Ridge

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Chicken Out Ridge is a notoriously narrow and exposed ridgeline on Idaho’s Borah Peak that is known as the crux and psychological challenge of the standard climbing route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf climbing route feature ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
accessedBy Borah Peak standard route trail ⓘ
approachFrom Borah Peak trailhead on Highway 93 ⓘ
associatedWith Borah Peak standard ascent ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
difficultyRelativeToRoute most difficult section of Borah Peak standard route ⓘ
hazard exposure to steep drop-offs ⓘ
loose rock in places ⓘ
risk of falls ⓘ
snow and ice in early season ⓘ
knownFor being the crux of the standard Borah Peak route ⓘ
narrow and exposed scrambling ⓘ
psychological challenge for climbers ⓘ
locatedIn Custer County, Idaho ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Borah Peak ⓘ
mountainRange Lost River Range ⓘ
nameOrigin named because many climbers "chicken out" there ⓘ
notableView views of Lost River Range ⓘ
views of surrounding Idaho high desert ⓘ
partOf standard route on Borah Peak ⓘ
popularity frequently mentioned in Borah Peak trip reports ⓘ
well-known among Idaho climbers ⓘ
prominenceOnRoute key obstacle before Borah Peak summit ⓘ
requires use of hands for balance and movement ⓘ
routeType out-and-back via same ridge ⓘ
safetyRecommendation avoid in icy conditions without proper equipment ⓘ
turnaround point for many climbers ⓘ
season commonly climbed in summer ⓘ
state Idaho ⓘ
summitTarget Borah Peak ⓘ
terrainType class 3 scrambling ⓘ
exposed ridge ⓘ
usedFor non-technical mountaineering ⓘ
scrambling ⓘ

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Borah Peak → hasFeature → Chicken Out Ridge ⓘ