Adventure

Landlocked: The agony and opportunity of being a surfer in Colorado

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Water covers 71 percent of the planet’s surface. You wouldn’t know this living in Boulder. In the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder has some water, but despite Boulder Creek and the reservoir, Boulder is landlocked. And for local surfers Dan Richardson ...

Skateboards, snowboards and centers of gravity

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This is a story about snowboarding. A story about skateboarding and concrete and chairlift rides. A story about halfpipes and rail jams and powder...

Denver resident continues search for her father, who went missing in...

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The country of Panama has faded from the American imagination...

Everest Death Toll Climbs to 11

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After communications with a camp on the North Side of Everest, Alan Arnette has upped the fatalities for the 2012 season to 11. The climbing blogger recently conducted a phone interview with Jamie McGuinness of Project Himalaya. The details of the two confirmed ...

Training for more than a race

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It was like running on a treadmill — except that we were outside...

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

Get in gear

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"Speed is king for us,” says Paul Calandrella, general manager at The Pro’s Closet (TPC) in Louisville.  He’s an avid biker — much like the...

Great Sand Dunes and the Spanish Peaks

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As the first snows dust the Front Range with the promise of winter, we bid farewell to the summer hiking season. Trekking in the chilly air has its own charm to be certain, but if you still hanker for one more summer-style weekend, head south to the impressive ...

Kidding around at Keystone

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I taught my wife, a blonde Midwest beauty, to ski when she was 20 — or rather, she allowed me to teach her. We always joke we don’t need any marriage counseling after those tear-filled seasons on the blue ice runs of Vermont — no appearances for us on Dr. Phil’s ...

Michael Ybarra, extreme-sports columnist for WSJ, killed in Sierra

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The Wall Street Journal posted today (July 4) that its...

Stayin’ alive

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My thighs burn hotter than red coals, muscle fibers straining, screaming. I have to release. I fall. Face-first like a tripped kid on the...