Adventure
Rising above Rio
From one of the largest slums in Rio de Janiero, a twin set of granite cones, called the Two Brothers, rises a thousand feet toward the sky. The favela — the slum — below creeps up the hillside until the cliffs become too steep for houses and instead make a place for...
America’s best adventure bars
If experience has taught us one thing, it's that sun and adventure make...
When the body breaks, but the spirit survives
At 8:30 a.m. on the day Jim Harris turned 33, he was still lying in bed. It wasn’t how he imagined spending his birthday....
In the East Rampart Roadless Area, solitude rules
Across the road from the dirt bikes and ATVs in Rainbow Falls, Colo., is a different world. It’s a world hiker Tom Mowle discovered two years ago, looking for trails close to his Gleneagle, Colo., home. “As you can see, we’re the only people here. You can hike ...
Men’s skiing World Cup: Ligety wins big
The 2012 men's skiing giant slalom World Cup kicked off yesterday with a big repeat win for American Ted Ligety: Ligety won Soelden in Austria by nearly 3 seconds...
Working on a problem
Entering the lobby of the Boulder Theater on the evening of Jan. 25 for the premiere of Uncharted Lines, a new feature film by...
Bear Attack: Q&A with Bear Grylls
Ramping up for a live stage tour in May, the star of Discovery Channel’s...
Giving it more than 110 percent
Twelve percent — it’s not even a good tip, but to Boulderite and ultrarunner Jay Rawlings, it represents the extra 22 miles he ran during his seven-day leg of MS Run the US endurance relay for multiple sclerosis research (see “More than a foot race,” Boulder Weekly, ...
Doing dad right
Father’s Day 2010 gear guide Primus PrimeTorch 801 flashlight Dads love gadgets, aka big boy toys, especially ones they can use. The Primus PrimeTorch 801 is a professional quality flashlight made from aircraftgrade aluminum that will last a lifetime. Featuring ...
Stay alert for flash flood risk
The recent tragedy involving campers in Arkansas provides a stark reminder of the danger posed by a flash flood. Flash floods occur when excessive water rapidly fills dry creeks or riverbeds. A creek only six inches deep in mountainous areas can swell to a 10-...
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...
