Adventure

Chronicles of pain and passion

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Climbers are accustomed to suffering, sure. But a certain kind of suffering is more common — a brief sprint through pain like climbing on body parts shoved into splitter cracks in the desert, or a two-day push through agony to get up a big wall climb...

One stage remains after Sagan takes Fort Collins

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A few jerseys have already been won in this year’s USA Pro...

Digital motivation

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Finding the motivation to put down the video-game controller and step outside to play can be a challenge during the summer. But thanks to a new line of pedometers called GeoPalz, kids ages 5 to 12 have a reason to turn off the TV and get active...

Going wild

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Gunshots,” says Apryle Craig, “it sounded like gunshots...

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...

It’s on: Colorado ski areas turn on snowmaking machines

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Snowmaking has begun at Loveland and Arapahoe Basin, meaning the 2013-2014 ski season is just around the corner. The race has begun to see which of Colorado’s early openers get there first. Time to dust off those skis...

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...

US Mountain Bike Trail Stats: The West and States with Mountains...

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We had a lot of fun with the mountain bike ownership analysis...

Music in the key of free

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You’ve poached the concerts with picnic in tow at Chautauqua, but couldn’t see the band, stuck outside with the rest of the freeloaders. You’ve hung out in the alley while the neighbor’s party kicked off with live tunes (shouldn’t have kicked his dog, he would have ...

Photography camp teaches outdoors photo skills

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For the second year, a photography camp in South America will teach both amateur and professional photogs a specific "secret" of the industry: How to take professional ski photographs...

American Resorts (Finally) Chasing Whistler Bike Park

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Circa 2006, the state of mountain biking’s gravity-fueled cutting edge was Whistler...

Boulder cyclists speed to first and second in Pro Challenge Stage...

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After a day of racing that saw racers from Colombia, Italy and Germany at the head of breakaway packs and leading the charge in the King of the Mountain contests, it was Boulder cyclists Tejay Van Garderen and Christian Vandevelde who surged ahead at the end to snag ...