Adventure
‘Pedal a revolution’
Americans today may have a tough time imagining a woman riding a bicycle as taboo, but it was not too long ago that a female riding a bike was considered a sign of promiscuity and immorality...
Exploring the depths of the unknown
When world-renowned ocean explorer Robert Ballard undertook a mission to find the wreckage of RMS Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912, that story was actually a cover operation. In truth, Ballard says, he was on a series of highly classified...
On the trail to recovery
Deep in Shadow Canyon, en route to South Boulder Peak, there is modest evidence of the monstrous floods that ravaged the Front Range. The humble creek that dribbles beside the trail has routed itself around the collection of stray boulders and fibrous tree debris. ...
Growing ice
In late August, Aaron Montgomery received some big news via email. The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, or UIAA, had officially selected him as an athlete to demonstrate ice climbing to the world during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games...
Elite field set to compete in Boulder Cup Cyclocross
As the whistle sounds at Valmont Park during the 2013 Boulder Cup, hundreds of cyclocross racers will sprint all out, jockeying for position in one of the most dangerous starts in competitive racing sports...
Solaris: Vail’s New Hot Spot
It’s Thursday night in February and, despite the lack of snow...
Summit seekers
Four ski mountaineers (well, three skiers and one snowboarder) seem to have set a record in Alaska this season. It’s tough to know what, exactly, and from the audible shrug and laugh when he talks about it, it’s clear that Anton Sponar doesn’t much care...
Come for the fish, stay for the people
Before setting off in August 2011 to float for 31 days down the longest undammed river in the lower 48, filmmaker Hunter Weeks had spent just a little time rafting the Arkansas. It had been 10 years since he’d caught a fish...
It’s almost that time again
You know ski season is on when you are standing in Boulder Ski Deals at 9 a.m. on a Saturday in September — soaked in sweat because it’s already 80 degrees, the town permeated with a campfire aroma — and the line is out the door...
A bicycle built of cardboard
After an Israeli inventor heard about someone who'd built a canoe out...
Stuntwoman Faith Dickey walks slackline between speeding semis
Boulder slackliner "Sketchy" Andy Lewis drew a lot of attention for his performance alongside Madonna in February's Super Bowl halftime show. But extreme slackliner Faith Dickey might have just upstaged him in a stunt for a Volvo commercial...
