I'll be giving talks on a variety of cool and interesting topics over the coming months. Here's my current schedule: January 27 (2016): Exploring Zion National Park (Las Vegas Mountaineers Club @ REI-Las Vegas, NV) February 1: Discovering the Alpine (Grand Canyon Youth - Flagstaff, AZ) February 19: Exploring Zion National Park (The Desert Rat - St. George, UT) April 6: Climbing the California Fourteeners (REI-Tustin, CA; 7PM) April 7: Climbing the California Fourteeners (REI-Huntington Beach, CA; 7PM) April 8: Climbing the California Fourteeners (REI-Manhattan Beach, CA; 7PM) May 18: 10 Days on Aconcagua (REI-Anchorage, AK; 6PM) July 27: Exploring Zion National Park (REI-Anchorage, AK; 6PM) August 9: Exploring the Chugach (REI-Anchorage, AK; 6PM) September 15: Exploring Zion National Park (REI-Bellingham, WA; 6PM) September 21: Exploring Zion National Park (REI-Portland, OR; 6:30PM) September 22: exploring Zion National Park (REI-Clackamas, OR; 6:30PM) September 27: Exploring the Oregon Cascades (REI-Eugene, OR; 7PM) October 7: Introduction to Mountaineering (REI-Arcadia, CA; 7PM) October 10: Introduction to Mountaineering (REI-Tustin, CA; 7PM) October 11: Exploring Grand Canyon National Park (REI-San Diego, CA; 6:30PM) October 12: Introduction to Mountaineering (REI-Rancho Cucamonga, CA; 7PM) October 22: Exploring Southern Nevada (Corn Creek, NV; 12:30PM) October 26: Exploring Alaska (Las Vegas Mountaineers Club @ REI-Las Vegas, NV; 7PM) November 1: Zion Canyoneering (REI-Henderson, NV; 7PM) November 8: Introduction to Mountaineering (REI-Huntington Beach, CA; 7PM) November 10: Introduction to Mountaineering (REI-Manhattan Beach, CA; 7PM) December 6: Exploring Zion National Park (REI-Dallas, TX; 7PM) December 14: Exploring Grand Canyon National Park (Environeers-Sarasota, FL; 8PM) December 29: Exploring Zion National Park (Bill Jackson's Shop for Adventure-Pinellas Park, FL; 6:30PM) January 19 (2017): Exploring Grand Teton National Park (REI-Fort Worth, TX: 7PM) January 24: Exploring Grand Canyon National Park (REI-Tucson, AZ; 6:30PM) January 25: Exploring Zion National Park (REI-Tucson, AZ; 6:30PM) Follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/courtney.purcell.50
NOW AVAILABLE: ZION NATIONAL PARK: SUMMIT ROUTES (2ND EDITION)
The 446-page 2nd edition of my Zion Summits guide is now available. The book cover routes to nearly 200 different summits in Utah's most celebrated national park. This book is the ONLY one of its kind. A copy can be yours by visiting: -The Desert Rat (St. George, UT) -Zion Adventure Company (Springdale, UT) -www.CanyoneeringUSA.com -Amazon.com -Barnesandnoble.com
Rambles and Scrambles: A Peakbagging Guide to the Desert Southwest
The newly released and greatly-expanded second edition of my Las Vegas-focused hiking and scrambling guidebook, 'Rambles & Scrambles: A Peakbagging Guide to the Desert Southwest', is now available. The 403-page guide covers nearly 1,300 routes to almost 950 different peaks across the Desert Southwest. It features maps and lots of photos. The book is available through the following retailers: -Canyoneeringusa.com -Desert Rock Sports (8221 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas) -Flagstaff Climbing Center (Flagstaff, AZ) -The Desert Rat (St. George, UT) -Amazon.com -Barnesandnoble.com
Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Where: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Who: DB, Double-A, Jon Arnow & Devin Lebsack
When: March 2013
Icebox Canyon
Where: Zion National Park, Utah
Who: DB
When: April 2013
The Esteemed Zion Backcountry
Where: Zion National Park, Utah
Who: DB
When: April 2013 
Another fine spring day in Zion allowed DB and I to summit another of the park's awesome peaks. This one, #157, proved pleasant (though steep, brushy and sandy) and with excellent summit views.
Mount Pisgah
Where: near Springfield, Oregon
Who: DB
When: July 2010
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For the 4th peak of the day, DB and I hiked up Mount Pisgah, a dominating (yet still only 1,530 feet high) mountain near Springfield and Eugene. At the grassy top of the mountain, we encountered an interesting memorial to Jed Kesey, the son of Ken Kesey who had tragically died in a vehicle accident in the mid-80s. As I recall, Bill Graham ponied up the dough to create the memorial. Pretty cool stuff.
