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 2009
Partners: Solo
I'd read that the class 4 northeast ridge of Trapezoid was a fun route to this semi-obscure peak in the Bishop Creek drainage. As it turned out, the ridge was indeed quite fun. And the views from the top were excellent. 5h10m car-to-car.
