Adventure
The human factor
In 2005, Michelle Vanek disappeared while hiking Mount of the Holy Cross, her first attempt to summit one of Colorado’s infamous fourteeners. Only three...
Kyle Richardson sets new speed records soloing First and Third Flatirons
At 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 9, Kyle Richardson stands next to the water fountain outside Chautauqua’s Ranger Cottage. He’s wearing his signature look: a...
What is CBD — and should I be using it?
From the front window of Runners High in Golden, Colorado, shoppers can see Lookout Mountain and the iconic “M” on Mount Zion. The tiny...
The long way up
I’m out the door by 1 a.m., heading north from South Boulder. I dodge drunk CU students just coming in for the night as...
The grizzly gear testers
The grizzly towered over RovR’s Colorado 85 cooler: It’s humped back hunched, front paws placed squarely on the cooler’s lid, the beast pressed downwards...
There’s more than one way to be a cowboy
It was late February 2016, and from what Steven Wiersma could tell, the bull had to be close to 1,900 pounds, having been on...
Birds of Fire lives again
The hike to Chiefs Head, the third-highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), is a haul by any account. Seven miles deep in...
Performance — and sex appeal
The Lange Legacy: Innovative boot design and innovative advertising were the hallmarks of this former Boulder company...
How to get a name like Snorkel
More people have traveled to space than have completed the “Triple Crown” of hiking, the cumulative mileage of all three of the U.S.’s premiere...
Cowboys and ski bums
You click into your skis and tighten the buckles on your boots as snug as you can get them.
But you’re not at the top...
A game of patience
When Tyler Kempney and Wes Fowler set out for Longs Peak in October 2018, they weren’t sure what they might find. But the pair...
The Day of the Dead in Cusco, Peru
"Would you like to go to the cemetery this afternoon?”
The question, posed by Pavel, my Peruvian tour guide whom I’ve only just met outside...
