Adventure

Cuba at the crossroads

This was my father’s car, and now it is mine,” says our taxi driver. “And this is my son, and he will start driving it soon, too.” He nods toward the dark-haired boy in the front passenger seat...

The language of stoke

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TGR’s latest mountain bike film ‘Esperanto’ features a Littleton local becoming a freeride idol for the next generation of riders

Healing in the national parks

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Gil Schaenzle is tough. It’s not her demeanor; she laughs easily and speaks warmly about her family. But this is a woman who once...

Flying high

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The air is still this Sunday morning. It’s fall and the hint of yellows and reds are starting to dot Boulder’s lush landscape — but it’s still warm. In fact, it’s already warm out on the plains east of the city on this particular Sunday morning, and with no clouds in...

Major New Climbing Route on Alaska’s Mt. Dickey

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At the beginning of April, John Frieh from Portland, Oregon, and...

Helmets aren’t interchangeable

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Substituting pricey ski equipment with other gear works in some instances. It’s fine, for example, to layer windbreaker pants over fleece pants instead of buying an expensive snowsuit...

Gone to the dogs

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Mountainsmith went to the dogs years ago. Many a stylish pooch has been spotting wearing the classic K-9 dog pack designed by the Golden-based gear manufacturer. This year, bipeds and quadrupeds alike were introduced to Mountainsmith’s new line of tents, sleeping ...

Boulder Mountainbike Alliance launches new website

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The Boulder Mountainbike Alliance was formed in 1991 (originally called the Boulder Offroad Alliance) to give mountain bikers a unified voice in matters pertaining to Boulder County trail use. As advocates of responsible trail patronage, the organization has ...

Not more, just better

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The morning after her wedding, Sunny Stroeer meets me at the South Mesa trailhead at 8 a.m. sharp. As I pull into the parking...

Great Colorado camping spots

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There are more than 23 million acres of public land in Colorado, from dizzying mountaintops to lush valley bottoms, dusty canyons to glassy lakes, where in a few hours’ drive you can escape the noise and traffic of city life for a weekend wilderness adventure...

The sport of knaves

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Despite its reputation as the sport of kings, Denver Polo Club Co-owner Erica Gandomcar insists it’s much more down-to-earth. Of the people even. And based on the crowd that gathered to watch the match on Aug. 10, it’s hard to disagree with her...

BIFF: Get over your Everest ennui

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A great plotline is nothing without a character — one that generates an emotional investment, one we continue to care about long after the final pages of a book or final frames of film. The stories of the men — and in this case, one particular woman — who went to ...