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...
Sunday found us in Icebox Canyon. The approach is aesthetic, though tedious. The drop into the canyon (we did the N Pass option) was majestic. The canyon itself was great. One semi-necessary swim, which I was able to bypass, kept me warm.
No wetsuits, despite 32-degrees at the trailhead in the morning. All in all, this was
perhaps the most scenic stuff I've yet seen in Zion.
*Photos courtesy of Mike Cressman
