Adventure

Looking away from the past: ‘Duk County’ at Adventure Film Festival

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Jordan Campbell’s journey to South Sudan, and the film documenting the volunteer work of eye doctors from the U.S. there, started far across the globe in Tibet...

Ch-ch-changes: Adam Ondra discusses Norwegian 5.15c route

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A cave in Norway holds the world's hardest climbing route, and Adam Ondra just sent it...

Levi Leipheimer, USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner, terminated from cycling team...

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Levi Leipheimer, winner of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge and a stage winner in this year’s Pro Cycling Challenge, has just seen his contract with Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team terminated, effective immediately...

Weather permitting: Patagonian storms push a Boulder climber to test new...

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Christmas saw snowy weather around the Patagonian peak Fitz Roy, and Boulder residents Jonathan Byers and Joaquin Espinosa camped at its base, huddled together, wishing for better weather and wondering what would come of the summits both traveled to Patagonia to ...

New $2,500 sport-climbing grants for youth honor short, meaningful life of...

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At only 25,  the young engineer John Horn discovered an essential...

Adapting the backcountry

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Most everyone who’s snapped on a pair of skis has, at one point or another, found themselves staring down some steep, snow-laden hill, wondering how the hell they’re going to get down it. Now, imagine being at the top of that same hill, only you don’t have a pair of ...

Sneaky singletrack

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"Moab, Moab, Moab." That’s about all you hear this time of year as mountain bike enthusiasts pack up their rigs, load the bikes on top and head west into the Utah desert. And while Moab does sound nice, those who are looking for something a bit different can turn ...

Pedaling higher

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In the launch of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Colorado will challenge France for the title of toughest race in the world, putting 128 cyclists to a grueling test against fierce climbs that crisscross Colorado mountain passes, long distances and an uphill time trial...

Music in the key of free

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You’ve poached the concerts with picnic in tow at Chautauqua, but couldn’t see the band, stuck outside with the rest of the freeloaders. You’ve hung out in the alley while the neighbor’s party kicked off with live tunes (shouldn’t have kicked his dog, he would have ...

A new view of coming home

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Greenland is a theater for the adventurous, a place where snow-capped, granite mountains rise from the ocean and reach for an impossibly blue sky. Greenland rock is some of the oldest on planet Earth, estimated at 3.8 billion years old. It is solid, beautifully ...

The USA Pro Challenge: A most beloved race

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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...

From wild to mild

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It’s a hot and sunny weekend in Vail, the first real weekend of the summer, with temperatures that nearly make you wish for the...