If I had more room in the title, I would've titled it as "Backpacking an insane and epic 32 rugged mile loop trail in the Idaho White Cloud Mountains." This trip was unlike anything I've ever done. It was technical, at times dangerous, and it took a lot of route finding. We devised this route and based if off a blog post we found by a couple of individuals who backpacked this similar trail a few years back. I'll link it down below. The Idaho White Clouds are an underrated range, and much less popular than the Sawtooths just a few miles to the Northwest. I would definitely check these mountains out if you are ever in Stanley, ID area.
This was our Itinerary:
Day 1 - Fourth of July Creek Trailhead to Born Lakes
Day 2 - Born Lakes to Iron Basin (We pitched camp just to the south)
Day 3 - Iron Basin to Bighorn Basin
Day 4 - Bighorn Basin to the D.O. Lee Saddle, Summit of D.O. Lee Peak, and then down to the Big Boulder Lakes. We camped at Sapphire Lake.
Day 5 - Saphire Lake to Boulder Chain Lakes via a cross country, off-trail route. Camp at Scoop Lake and then an evening hike to Lonesome Lake.
Day 6 - Scoop Lake, up Windy Devil, to the Devil's Staircase and down, and then back to Fourth of July Creek Trailhead.
In total we hiked 31.75 miles with a total moving time of 22 hours 8 minutes and a total ascent of 8,781 vertical feet. The off-trail scrambling really made it feel like so much more than that.
If you enjoyed this video, I'm planning on uploading the entire trip split into individual episodes that are more of a Vlog Style. I filmed so much more that what was shown in this video, so be sure to stay tuned for that.
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Blog Post that we followed and owe a lot to for making this loop come together: idahoalpinezone...
My favorite gear items that I used on this trip:
Hyperlite Junction 3400 Pack: bit.ly/3ngDVxz
Hyperlite Versa Fanny Pack: bit.ly/30cZkwJ
Hyperlite Shoulder Pocket: bit.ly/3rit1Zg
Tarptent ProTrail Li UL Tent: www.tarptent.c...
Black Diamond Alpine Carbon WR Trekking Poles: bit.ly/3txb21k
Toaks 1100 ml Titanium CookPot: bit.ly/3awxW1t
Backpacking Chair: bit.ly/3xlNVsE
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