Adventure
The USA Pro Challenge: A most beloved race
For 128 of the world’s best cyclists, the time has come once more to turn their wheels toward Colorado with one intention in mind: to suffer. Three years ago, cyclists first lined up for a week of tackling the peaks and valleys of the newest stage race in the nation...
When ‘plus-size’ is average, why consider it niche?
The first time Raquel Vélez went skiing, she wore a hoodie and sweatpants under a rain jacket and rain pants, not for fashion’s sake,...
Five Summertime Secrets
With the summer solstice in our rearview mirror and the hottest days of July ahead of us, it’s time to take advantage of the wealth of outdoor and other cultural activities that Boulder offers...
Wounded veterans summit Denali
Five wounded veterans participated in a Department of the Interior program to summit Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley), the highest peak in North America. The 2012 Wounded Warrior Denali Challenge is below...
Showing up to fear
The sound of heavy rockfall echoes off of the nearby mountains. Like gophers, heads pop out of tents searching for debris. The smell of...
Gliding over Ghana
It’s a lot like that dream you had as a kid — the dream where you could fly...
The last great adventure
When it comes to exploration, humans are obsessed with being first — just look at the past century: Robert Peary planted the American flag at the North Pole in 1909 after scores of others died trying; Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole in ...
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...
Death Hollow, Utah
On March 26, bestselling indie-author Scott Stillman’s second book, Nature’s Silent Message — a collection of introspective essays about his mostly-solo backpacking adventures across...
From rescue to recovery
In 1997, Tom Wood sold everything he owned and cruised the long, flat road from Ohio to Colorado. He had no job, no place...
New lift, new vibe, new season
From Bret Tregaskis’ office on a late fall day, you can look out at the most visible manifestation of the changes occurring at Boulder...