Embedded into the backcountry areas of Zion National Park, the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave Desert, Courtney Purcell's ramblings have also taken him all across the country and the world. From hiking, climbing and peakbagging in the Rockies, the Andes, the high volcanoes of Washington and Mexico, into the depths explored in spelunking, and the canyoneering of the Colorado Plateau, here you'll find trip reports, route beta and "stuff" relevant to the world of...
Where: Poison Springs, Utah
When: March 2009
Partners: DB, Andy Mac & Mark Beauchamp
Nearby Slideanide was so much fun that we decided to immediately over to its neighbor, Arscenic (aka the West Fork of the South Fork of Poison Creek). After a short walk in a shallow canyon, the floor dropped out! Sweet!
Below the first drop, the canyon mellowed out but featured some pretty slots and enjoyable downclimbs. A good canyon.
