This booklet is a sample of a full-length book. It is Chapter 8 in "Ameritrekking and Highpointing: Finding the Lost River Range." If you already have that book, don't buy this booklet.This story tells the tale of the author's climb of Idaho's highpoint, Borah Peak. A highpoint is the highest naturally occurring geographic point in a state. Borah Peak is the 11th-highest highpoint in the 50 states. The summit is 12,662 feet above sea level. The visit took place in the same year (1997) as the third Ameritrek, the subject of the main book, "Finding the Lost River Range." This is one chapter from that book, so you can travel vicariously to Idaho's highest point and sample the writing at the same time.The author started out a deskbound accountant and he refers to his highpointing adventures and misadventures as mountaineering for mortals. The main book, "Finding the Lost River Range," resulted from an 8,000-mile, three-week road trip visiting other highpoints and local and national parks in 20 states.Over the years the author drove more than 100,000 miles and spent over a year on the road. He went to 45 highpoints and many other strange and wonderful places. He continues to travel and write. Buy this sample booklet and join the adventure today!