Adventure
Climber Craig DeMartino asks, What rock bottom?
For 11 years, an attitude of refusing to let setbacks and disabilities sit him down on the couch once and for all means that Craig DeMartino is doing more — climbing harder, faster, stronger and smarter — than most people do with twice as many feet as he has...
The Strafe story: How two CU students have created one of...
The one-piece ski suit. It’s an object of ridicule. The preferred garb for gaper days and end-of-the-year parties. The kind of outfit that evokes pity when seen on a Texan and scorn from locals in Vail lift lines when the wearer paid north of $1,000 for the latest ...
Perseverance earns Boulder teen Guinness World record
Lifelong Boulder resident Gabi Ury recently made history when she held a sustained abdominal plank longer than any female on record...
Exploring South Africa
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...
Nit nittay garabam: Man is man’s medicine
As I slid down the hillside, rocks and dirt and plants tumbling underneath me, I remember a scream so loud, it couldn’t possibly have...
Staying active indoors and out on short winter days
With winter solstice behind us, it’s true that our daily ration of sunlight has begun to increase. But that’s cold comfort for those of us who begin and end our workdays in the dark. The instinct to wrap up in our snuggies and nest is strong, especially when Boulder ...
Lance Armstrong returns to cycling, runs Aspen mountain race
In his first public appearance since quitting his battle against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong rode in the Power of Four mountain bike race in Aspen, Colo., on Aug. 25, placing second...
Pot studies edition: what’s hot, what’s not
The release of several recent studies shed light on a number of commonly held associations with marijuana use, such as lung health, crime rates...
Classic Boulder
Calling Boulder home means a few different things: Access to more coffee shops than was ever thought possible for a city of 100,000 people, easy and convenient access to a wide array of Tibetan prayer flags and, of course, several clinics that will treat your back ...
Another Colorado snowfall, another powder report: March 5
Colorado's ski resorts once again got some fresh snow over the weekend and yesterday, March 4, lining up a good week of powder ahead...
A ‘gated community’ for the adventure inclined
The first time Ty Seufer made an offer to William Koch (yes, that William Koch, of the famously wealthy Koch dynasty) for the 805-acre...
From sea to peak
The mountain known as K2 is also known as “Savage Mountain.” Its sheer, jagged slopes rise from Pakistan’s Karakoram Valley floor and culminate in...

















