Adventure
Secrets under the snow: Vail celebrates 50 years
On the Friday before Vail celebrated its 50th anniversary, John Donovan got his season pass — his 50th season pass. Half a century ago, the then-Chicago-based trader went to his boss saying he wanted to relocate to an office with a ski area nearby. He was pointed ...
Pain and powder
After a grueling campaign that killed or wounded thousands of its members, the 10th Mountain Division of World War II marked Germany’s surrender to...
Born again runner
They say you can’t run before you walk, but Terry Chiplin may be the exception to the rule.
The British-native is the founder of the...
What goes up
A year after falling and breaking her back, pro climber Molly Mitchell returns to climbing
No excuses, just run it
It’s no surprise when Krystalanne Curwood suggests sitting on the patio at The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse on Pearl Street, despite the wind.
It seems reflective of...
‘Voyagers Without Trace’ combines whitewater history and adventure
Back in the Old West, being the first to expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers on kayaks for two and a half months...
A compelling reason to ride
Their tent caught my eye at the Iron Horse Classic in Durango. Again in Castle Rock, there was their rack of t-shirts and rider...
If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right
There’s a saying that, “If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing it right.” Perhaps bordering on cliché, it actually seems to be a...
Eclipsing fear
This is not a story about danger. This is a story about fear.
It’s serendipitous that my most recent exploration of the differences between real...
Carrying on with a heavy load
For Lakpa Rita Sherpa, there was no question. After five of his men died on the side of Everest in the avalanche that swept down its slopes on April 18, he had two things to do — take the body of a friend home, and then come back to Base Camp to tell his team that ...
The Strafe story: How two CU students have created one of...
The one-piece ski suit. It’s an object of ridicule. The preferred garb for gaper days and end-of-the-year parties. The kind of outfit that evokes pity when seen on a Texan and scorn from locals in Vail lift lines when the wearer paid north of $1,000 for the latest ...
To Roubaix or not to Roubaix
A few happy hours ago, I sat down with two cyclists to contemplate the Boulder Roubaix.
“I’m comfortable with the dirt,” Scott Forrest says. He’s more...
