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: Yosemite National Park, California
When: September 2009
Partners: Solo
On the last of three great days in Yosemite, I set off at daybreak one morning for a quick romp up False White Mountain (12,002 feet) from Tioga Lake. Stumbling cross several beautiful and hidden lakes along the way, the early-morning views as I approached the top were tremendous.
