Adventure

It’s 9:30 at night, and my boss and I are trying to start a campfire in 3 feet of snow. Rumor at the saloon...

The trees at a ski resort beckon to skiers. Propelled by snowboards, fatter skis and the ceaseless quest for powder, more skiers are venturing into this winter wonderland. Let the Texans on spring break ski the groomers. Real powder hounds know where to go to ...

Tendi remembers how his extremities froze in the icy water of the monsoon-flooded river, and the following three days that he survived without food,...

Europe’s first backcountry huts were ugly, practical things, hastily made by shepherds who sought shelter from harsh mountain storms. With the onset of winter, the flocks would be brought to lower elevations and the mountain shelters would be all but forgotten for ...

Here’s an itch you probably never thought you’d scratch: a mashup between Gulliver’s Travels and professional basketball. This fall, The Catamounts presents the regional debut...

It was rocky riding for mountain bikers in Boulder in the ’80s — in 1983, City Council voted 8-1 to prohibit “non-motorized” bikes on trails,...

It was Amy Mossberg’s first solo trip in nearly five years. Her anxiety was nearly overwhelming, but she felt ready for this journey. Tears in...

Years ago, I was eating at McDonald’s in a Florence, Italy, train station when I spotted three tall men in American football jerseys. I was glad to see some compatriots, so I went over and struck up a conversation. It turned out that the Americans were playing for a ...

It’s just after 6 a.m. and Aisha Weinhold is sitting at her desk with a cup of coffee. She looks out the kind of...

A recent partnership between CU, Western Colorado University and Blister takes outdoor gear testing to a technical new level

Eduardo Garcia was born curious. It’s a curiosity that led him to explore “the coulees and sage flats” of his native southwest Montana as...

Charlie Leckonby is a skier. And, like most hardcore skiers, he’s always up for a trip to the hill to make some turns. So...