Adventure

Call of the Wild

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When George Dirth was in elementary school, his mother, Lisa, picked him up early from school on Friday afternoons. They’d head to the tiny...

Attempting a vertical ski record, amid eating disorders and depression

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The dull beam of a headlamp bloomed in the dark as Sean Van Horn’s skis skidded to a stop at the bottom of Aspen’s Buttermilk...

Feeling the burn

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It would drive most people insane. During the late 1930s Albert Curnow spent three years working as a fire lookout on the edge of Oregon’s Siskiyou Mountains. One summer he didn’t see another person...

Airborne Adventures

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It’s 10 a.m. and I’m on my second beer at the airport bar. It’s a lovely little bar, with a broad window facing the runway and six local beers on tap. I’m not sure if they even have a macro beer in the bottle. I’m drinking Green Man Forester. Robust, burly, but not ...

Out your front door

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Feeling the dirt under our feet and breathing in fresh air away from traffic while taking in mountain views is a way of life...

Stuntwoman Faith Dickey walks slackline between speeding semis

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Boulder slackliner "Sketchy" Andy Lewis drew a lot of attention for his performance alongside Madonna in February's Super Bowl halftime show. But extreme slackliner Faith Dickey might have just upstaged him in a stunt for a Volvo commercial...

Buddhist boxing

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Boxing may seem like a strange stop on the path to inner peace. From outside the ring, the sport resonates violence, fury and chaos. The most direct path to victory is to knock your rival into a stupor. Fat lips, black eyes and missing teeth are all part of a ...

Running Wild

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Two hundred miles. Two mountain passes. Twenty-four hours — from Friday, Aug. 6 to Saturday, Aug. 7 — on the move. More than 16,500 feet in total elevation gain. Thirty-six legs. Fort Collins as the start, Steamboat the finish line. That’s the Wild West Relay race ...

Snow wonder: Ski film ‘Valhalla’ captures the joy of a powder...

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Rumor has it the first snow has fallen on the high peaks in Colorado — just a dusting, a promise of things to come. The bubble of hope and possibility rising in the chests of every would-be ski bum at the thought of that is what the latest film from Sweetgrass ...

Arapahoe Basin to open Wednesday for 2012-13 ski season

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Arapahoe Basin is this year's winner...

Ski trends that have come and gone

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Admit it. Somewhere in your basement is that onepiece snowsuit you learned to ski in. Perhaps it’s hot pink? And perhaps it’s stored next to that pair of speed skis you picked up after seeing the sport in the 1992 Winter Olympics...

Exploring South Africa

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Africa is the adventurer’s dream, but getting started on an African adventure can be daunting. Africa is a large continent with 54 countries, large and...