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: Zion National Park, UT
When: April 2009
Partners: Dow Williams
Route: South Face Diagonal (5.8 A0)
Great White Throne is perhaps the most famous of all Zion National Park landmarks. Its huge, blocky mass entices and intimidates anyone visiting the upper canyon. I've always wanted to climb it. And I finally did!
