Adventure

‘New Alpinism’ promotes cross training regimen for climbing success

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Steve House was seeking a better way to train after he was forced to turn back during his attempt at Pakistan’s Masherbrum, a 25,659-foot peak, in 2003. He’d had overtrained for the climb, according to Scott Johnston, who stepped in to provide some advice. Johnston ...

Reaching higher

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Are rock climbers the future of the conservation movement? Brady Robinson, executive director of the Boulder-based Access Fund, thinks so...

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...

Getting a grip

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Not so very long ago, Cory Richards was among those climbers who considered a borrowed floor a suitable bed and scratching out a living by photographing climbers just a dream...

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke

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Many Boulder residents rely on the beautiful and abundant outdoors to keep physically fit and mentally sound...

From rescue to recovery

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In 1997, Tom Wood sold everything he owned and cruised the long, flat road from Ohio to Colorado. He had no job, no place...

Bear Attack: Q&A with Bear Grylls

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Ramping up for a live stage tour in May, the star of Discovery Channel’s...

Is it time to replace your exercise shoes?

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We often form a tight bond with our exercise shoes. So it can be a bit difficult to let go of them when they no longer provide suitable support...

Boulder writer James Dziezynski spills on his summits, secret and otherwise

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In the early 2000s, Boulder Weekly sent freelance writer James Dziezynski out to research a series of stories on great, little-known places to hike around town...

Performance — and sex appeal

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The Lange Legacy: Innovative boot design and innovative advertising were the hallmarks of this former Boulder company...

Curb your turns

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You know things have gotten serious when Eric Henderson tells you not to ski. And he’s not alone. The former backcountry and heli-ski guide — more...

BIFF: Get over your Everest ennui

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A great plotline is nothing without a character — one that generates an emotional investment, one we continue to care about long after the final pages of a book or final frames of film. The stories of the men — and in this case, one particular woman — who went to ...