Adventure

Sandbagging drags us all down

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I’m at the climbing gym and spot an enticing, new orange toprope route. The grade poll taped next to the first hold lists options...

Going Euro

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Parlez vous Français? Sprechen sie Deutsch...

Healing in the national parks

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Gil Schaenzle is tough. It’s not her demeanor; she laughs easily and speaks warmly about her family. But this is a woman who once...

Burrowing bodies

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With a click, all color vanishes. Darkness rushes in, swallowing everything whole, my eyelids and surroundings no longer different but blended with the inky-black...

Flying high

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Getting high is easy for a lot of Coloradans. But staying high can be a challenge.  Such is the case with paragliding — where pilots...

It takes all of us

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This past summer, a 90-year-old Korean War Veteran cycled around Chatfield State Park with his entire family, while a young boy with a visual...

Two dead of hantavirus in Yosemite

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A second death has been linked to an outbreak of hantavirus in Yosemite National Park, park officials announced, as roughly 1,700 people were exposed to the virus. There are two other confirmed cases...

Climbing Colorado’s couloirs

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By definition, a couloir is a steep gorge cut into the side of a mountain. Couloirs constitute the artistry of the hills, carving out massive grooves that often define the character of a mountain. Some peaks are lined with sheer vertical streaks, capped off with ...

Born again runner

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They say you can’t run before you walk, but Terry Chiplin may be the exception to the rule. The British-native is the founder of the...

Did Lance Try to Fly Under the Radar?

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Seven-time Tour de France champ and cancer activist Lance Armstrong is back in the news, but not for great physical feats...

Roundup: Upgrades to Colo., Wyo. ski areas for 2012-2013

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What's the second-largest ski resort in Colorado? Who knows...

10 reasons to visit a small ski hill

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1. See and ski the roots of the sport. You don’t need a high-speed quad, a fleet of groomers and a four-star restaurant to have fun. You just need a mountain, a lift to take you to the top and the right attitude...