Adventure
Navigating Nepal
Luke Mislinski had been in Nepal for a month by the time he met two of his friends in Kathmandu. The three Americans were milling about the intricate temples and fountains of Durbar Square in the country’s capitol when a Nepali man approached the group, offering a ...
Gone with the wind
“ONE! TWO! THREE!” And with that, Bear Grylls, Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren...
Fighting to live, one obstacle at a time
On Oct. 12, 2009, Jim Campbell pulled his Harley into a roadside Taco Bell in Utah and unwrapped two spicy green burritos with extra...
Bicycle to rider: Don’t treat me like Mitt treated his dog
Loading up your two wheels on top of your four wheels to...
Stay alert for flash flood risk
The recent tragedy involving campers in Arkansas provides a stark reminder of the danger posed by a flash flood. Flash floods occur when excessive water rapidly fills dry creeks or riverbeds. A creek only six inches deep in mountainous areas can swell to a 10-...
What is CBD — and should I be using it?
From the front window of Runners High in Golden, Colorado, shoppers can see Lookout Mountain and the iconic “M” on Mount Zion. The tiny...
Dancer in the wild
High up on the southern side of Bear Peak at the southwestern edge of Boulder, the rock feature known as The Maiden hooks from the ground toward the western horizon. The rock monolith, dusted in lime lichen, catches the setting sun, holding on to the light after ...
Gonzo swimming
New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain is only 12 feet deep. But that’s deep enough to drown. And you can drown there — that is, if the alligators don’t get to you first. And if the alligators do get you, you won’t have to worry about a coffin. The scraps of your flesh that...
Rockfall Killed Two Climbers
A 12,000-pound block of rock 16 to 20 feet long, three feet wide...
Now Try This: Climbing a 14er
Your grandma climbed one last weekend, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that 14ers are kind of a big thing in Colorado...
Get in step with snowshoeing
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...
Try your hand at a number of winter sports from Boulder...
Eric Bader’s phone starts to ring more around this time of...
