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: Sierra Nevada, California
When: August 2004
Partners: Solo
Enjoying a solo dayhike of Mount Whitney via the Mountaineers' Route in August 2004, I thought it appropriate to drop by Mount Muir on my way down the trail.
With some fun scrambling leading up to the exposed summit, it was all over too fast. Time to head down and out!
TOPO
Photos courtesy of Rick Kent
