Adventure

Adventures in the adventure industry

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It’s spring, with the last of the snow coating the high peaks and rain moistening the Flatirons’ flanks. Kids are riding bikes in town,...

60 meters to anywhere

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There are two things you should know: first, being called a “dirtbag” in the rock climbing world is an endearing compliment, and second, Brendan...

The Abetone advantage

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The warm scents of the Mediterranean followed us as we turned inland from Italy’s Mediterranean coast and headed toward the mountains. We could see through the early spring haze that there was snow up there; an unlikely rumor from under the palms that dotted the ...

Iced over

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In a decade of exploring the polar region, Eric Larsen has had enough time to travel in the Arctic and Antarctic on skis, on dog sleds and on foot...

No Business Like Snow Business: The Economics of Big Ski Resorts

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The view is best from the top. It's the moment you disembark from the...

SLIDESHOW: Winter Dew Tour in Breckenridge

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December 15-18 brought some of the best winter athletes to Breckenridge to compete in the Winter Dew Tour, a three-stop competition. Boulder Weekly's Dane Cronin was there and took some sweet pictures of the high-flying action. Take a look below. %uFFFD

A bolt out of the blue

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When she made the choice to call climbing to an end that day at Vedauwoo, a rock climbing area in southern Wyoming, Emily Isaacs was making what she saw as a conservative call on safety. Most of the 12- to 13-year-old girls on The Women’s Wilderness Institute trip ...

Gearing up for the Triple Bypass

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Team Evergreen’s Triple Bypass is a 120-mile road bike ride that defines “epic...

Falling in love with Bhutan

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Bhutan is not an easy place to get to, or to get around in. Just getting to Bhutan costs a small fortune, but for Clyda Stafford, the price was worth it...

Get in step with snowshoeing

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The human foot is poorly designed for travel through deep snow. Just ask anyone who has spent a frustrating afternoon plunging through waist-high powder...

Composers go into the wild and come home transformed

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There is a wildness in the natural world that most of us never meet. But when we do, we are likely to be transformed. “I...

Balloon-powered flight in South Africa honors Nelson Mandela

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A man flew nearly 4 miles by balloon in South Africa, traversing the sea from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to Cape Town...