Adventure
Glide or Die
Becoming one of the most recognized professional climbers in the U.S. takes an affinity for the unknown.
You might say that’s one of Cedar Wright’s...
Jonny Copp, living long
In July of 2009, Boulder Theater plotted its marquee letters to read: LONG LIVE JONNY COPP.
The Boulder Theater marquis: "Long Live Jonny Copp"
Weeks...
Biking Vail Pass
When you first introduce yourself as someone born and raised in Colorado, people typically assume you’re an avid outdoors enthusiast, spending every free moment...
Ride or die
If you spend much time cruising Boulder’s 300-plus miles of bikeway, you’ve probably crossed paths with Ryan Van Duzer. Even if you haven’t, you...
Death Hollow, Utah
On March 26, bestselling indie-author Scott Stillman’s second book, Nature’s Silent Message — a collection of introspective essays about his mostly-solo backpacking adventures across...
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...
Chasing dreams
The race was about to start, and all Laura Knoblach could think about was the fact that the swim she was about to embark...
Not more, just better
The morning after her wedding, Sunny Stroeer meets me at the South Mesa trailhead at 8 a.m. sharp. As I pull into the parking...
Sandbagging drags us all down
I’m at the climbing gym and spot an enticing, new orange toprope route. The grade poll taped next to the first hold lists options...
The queen of offwidth climbing
Most forms of rock climbing are a lot like dancing — almost balletic in the delicate, precise, graceful moves involved. A beautiful waltz with...
Out of a housing crisis, into vans
In mountain communities throughout Colorado, people are adopting “van life” as a means of recreation, but also quite often it’s out of necessity. For...
Made for this
Joe Jensen has a habit of taking a joke to its limits — that’s how he’s ended up running for president, making his first SCUBA dive ever in a shark tank, claiming entries in the Guinness Book of World Records for most rounds of disc golf played in 24 hours, running a...


















