Adventure
Out and back
Jeff Banks knows his snow.
He’s skied all his life and is pretty damn good at it. He won a junior national championship in nordic...
Glide or Die
Becoming one of the most recognized professional climbers in the U.S. takes an affinity for the unknown.
You might say that’s one of Cedar Wright’s...
Rooted in place
Rising from the foothills, a geometric sandstone building sits alone atop a mesa like a specter over Boulder.
The edifice is difficult to capture in...
Summer stoke
Two things attract the attention of Boulderites year-round: powder days and the Grateful Dead.
Somewhere between those two addictions lives Teton Gravity Research (TGR), an...
Head above the alpine
It’s unusual to sit with Nick Stafford and Dan Peterson.
Not because of anything the late 20-somethings are doing or saying, but because they’re sitting...
Flying high
Getting high is easy for a lot of Coloradans. But staying high can be a challenge.
Such is the case with paragliding — where pilots...
Ride with purpose
Kevin Sheehan has taken his ski bike down the same run at Eldora Mountain Resort countless times, but this time was different.
Riding the lift...
Get in gear
"Speed is king for us,” says Paul Calandrella, general manager at The Pro’s Closet (TPC) in Louisville.
He’s an avid biker — much like the...
Searching for discomfort
Most people prefer the easy route — Grant Korgan is not one of those people.
In 2012, the adventurer, nanoscientist and professional athlete became the...
Ride or die
If you spend much time cruising Boulder’s 300-plus miles of bikeway, you’ve probably crossed paths with Ryan Van Duzer. Even if you haven’t, you...
It takes all of us
This past summer, a 90-year-old Korean War Veteran cycled around Chatfield State Park with his entire family, while a young boy with a visual...
