Backcountry Explorer

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...

UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS

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I'll be giving talks on a variety of cool and interesting topics over the coming months. Here's my current schedule: January 27 (2...

NOW AVAILABLE: ZION NATIONAL PARK: SUMMIT ROUTES (2ND EDITION)

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The 446-page 2nd edition of my Zion Summits guide is now available. The book cover routes to nearly 200 different summits in Utah's most...

Rambles and Scrambles: A Peakbagging Guide to the Desert Southwest

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The newly released and greatly-expanded second edition of my Las Vegas-focused hiking and scrambling guidebook, 'Rambles & Scrambles...

Colorado River in Grand Canyon

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Where: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Who: DB, Double-A, Jon Arnow & Devin Lebsack When: March 2013 In March 2012, DB, Dou...

Icebox Canyon

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Where: Zion National Park, Utah Who: DB When: April 2013 An unusual view into Icebox Canyon. Dig the nice alcove!

The Esteemed Zion Backcountry

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Where: Zion National Park, Utah Who: DB When: April 2013 Another fine spring day in Zion allowed DB and I to summit another of the park...

Mount Pisgah

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Where: near Springfield, Oregon Who: DB When: July 2010 For the 4th peak of the day, DB and I hiked up Mount Pisgah, a dominating (ye...
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Mountain climber, canyoneer, spelunker, writer, contemplator, opinionist and Zen Buddhist
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