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: May 2009
Partners: Solo
After bagging Zippy with Ram and Andy Archibald, I headed off alone to bag another peak on my Zion to-do list. After ultra-thick brush stole my watch from my wrist, Ram would dub the peak I climbed 'The Timeless Spire'. Indeed.
