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: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
When: June 2009
Partners: DB
While a trivial endeavor in dry, summer conditions, we set out for Denman Peak in very snowy conditions after a ranger told us that "no one's going up there yet, 'cause it's too dangerous." Not so. With a little care, it was a fine half-day's outing.
