Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
The first volume of my Zion National Park hiking, scrambling and climbing guidebook is now available!
Focusing on summit routes in the park, the book will be the first of its kind. Anticipate a 250-page guide covering routes to nearly 80 summits in and near Zion National Park, including photos and maps.
Just a [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
My guidebook, Rambles & Scrambles: The Definitive Guide to Peakbagging Around Las Vegas, is currently available!
In the book, a total of 239 peaks in and around Las Vegas are covered. Heavily featuring hiking, scrambling and climbing routes in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, it also [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Yosemite National Park, California
When: August 2009
Partners: DB & Andy Archibald
We tried to get to North Peak in September 2008 but nasty weather and bitter-cold temperatures kept us away. This time, the forecast called for thunderstorms. So we set out early and tried to beat them.
Summit pose
As it turned out, [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
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.
Looking southwest [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Sierra Nevada, California
When: August 2009
Partners: DB
I’d been meaning to get to Cloudripper for some 7 years. I finally made the time to tick it off. After ascending the enjoyable class 3 West Chute, we headed over to Vagabond Peak, ultimately descending that peak’s awful class 2 West Chute.
Descending Cloudripper [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Sierra Nevada, California
When: August 2009
Partners: DB
DB and I spent an enjoyable day climbing Falcor Peak and Mount Rixford out of Onion Valley. It was a fine day out that required an effort of about 17 miles and 5,500 feet of elevation gain, with some enjoyable class 3-4 scrambling on Falcor. [...]
Submitted by Backcountry Explorer
Where: Mojave Desert, Southern Nevada
Partners: DB
On a hike up the obscure but close-to-town Game Benchmark (aka “Apex Peak”), I got the hell scared out of me by a rather large rattlesnake in a wash on the approach. DB decided to name him Sunny Bunny. Despite all the desert peaks she’s bagged, [...]
Submitted by Rocky Mountain Raider
When one thinks of climbing or bouldering in Colorado, most tend to think of the Front Range. With the thousands of areas, routes, and problems located along the Front Range, as well as all of the stuff up in Rocky Mountain National Park (Chaos, Lumpy, Box Lake, Emerald Lake, Bear Lake, [...]