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: Southwestern Utah, near Mesquite, Nevada
When: November 2009
Who: Solo
A short, fun hike up the north ridge (with crappy loose talus as one gets high on the mountain, unfortunately) leads to a fantastic, exposed class 4 wall that tops out directly onto the summit. Check it out, man!
