Adventure
Better than diamonds
Many artists have a trademark. For Monet it was water lilies, Warhol favored soup cans, and Picasso was partial to the rearranged face. But...
It’s me or Ukiah
I took a wrong turn — a relative statement given that what I was following was hardly a navigable road. At the foot of my...
Mixing up martial arts
Verno turned around, the spotlights were on him and he was shadowboxing, getting ready to walk out to the ring for his fight, and he looked at me and said, ‘Bro, you all right?’ I’ve never heard of a fighter asking the coach if he was all right before a fight,” says ...
Skijoring descends on Minturn
Lightening acceleration. Blistering speeds. Crashes and podium finishes. Teamwork and tradition. These are the elements of skijoring, an obscure sport with a rich history...
Far from tapping out
In 2009, more than 100 years after the first women’s boxing demonstration at the Olympics, headlines announced it would finally be accepted as an Olympic sport. For Carrie Barry, who had transitioned from the Army’s World Class Athlete’s Program to the USA Olympic ...
Gimme the cold shoulder
In Colorado, climbing is a year-round sport. When the heat of the summer dies down and the shadows grow longer each day, active seekers...
‘Mountain Gazette’ halts print edition
Boulder-based Mountain Gazette magazine has announced that it is temporarily suspending its print edition...
Winter riding
Colorado is a blessed state. Take, for example, Boulder’s easy living. This November and December have seen big snows in the mountains. But we’ve hardly had to lift a shovel of the white stuff down here in B-Town. For mountain bikers, that’s a good thing. After all, ...
‘Days of My Youth’ explores the bliss of freeskiing
For a Coloradan, it’s a very familiar sight: skiers perched atop the mountain, staring health, down the crest, ready to launch into the abyss. What goes through their mind? Are they studying the mountain, addressing curves and paths, considering their descent? Do ...
In pursuit of rock
Boulder residents Brendan and Chloe Couvreux, along with their 4- and 2-year-old sons, Sky and Tao, won’t be seen around town in the coming year. They’ve rented their condo to a friend, packed up their climbing gear, some homeschooling materials and whatever else ...
Lady Day sings the blues
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements exist for the sad but simple reason that sexism and racism are all too alive and well...
