Adventure

Carrying on with a heavy load

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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 ...

Adventures in the adventure industry

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It’s spring, with the last of the snow coating the high peaks and rain moistening the Flatirons’ flanks. Kids are riding bikes in town,...

To Roubaix or not to Roubaix

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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...

Eclipsing fear

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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...

Transformed by triathlon

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Randy Soler is animated, his words cascading into the warm air of summer in sweetly accented English, fueled by a triple espresso that sits...

Nothing will slow her down

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Every morning, Amanda Bammann wakes up in South Boulder, cleans her place, works on the computer for a little bit and then starts training....

The emerging tenkara, a simplistic fly-fishing technique

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It’s a rarity when the newest trend on the scene is actually more traditional than the status quo. Such is the case with the emergence of tenkara, a Japanese minimalist flyfishing technique that dates back hundreds of years, and came about well before the fly-fishing...

Metamorphosis

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My hand slipped from the hold. I peeled away from the rock and watched as my alpine draw engaged, unexpectedly extended and snapped away...

Snow blading added to Olympics

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While it's rare to see snow blades in this part of...

A fresh pair of eyes

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The following story presents another perspective of Emma Murray’s attempt to complete the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup, which Murray detailed in the July 26...

The thrill of competition

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You feel it in your veins. The pulse of competition, the yearning for glory, the desire to best all comers, the need to push...

Rocking the gap year

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Being caught in the middle of possibility and experience is a defining characteristic of youth. Somehow the experiences of the young are partially valuable...