Adventure
Man gone wild
One week in fall several years ago, Douglas Hill went into the woods. What came out of the woods was a different man...
Summer snow
It´s early in the morning, so early that roosters are crowing in backyards. The clip-clopping of donkey carts accompanies the avian symphony — and we narrowly miss a burro as we turn onto a singlelane road bordered by small farms, ramshackle huts and the debris of a ...
The meaning of risk
Ever since Aron Ralston went and cut his hand off in a lost canyon in Utah, I’ve been thinking about risk. As a journalist, I’ve specialized in covering extreme athletes and the world of action sports for more than a decade. For most of the individuals I write ...
It’s a bear
You`ve hiked Mount Sanitas and Chautauqua Park, but have you given Bear Peak in South Boulder your best shot? A lengthy, strenuous climb, Bear Peak is not for the endurance-deficient beginners of Mount Sanitas Valley or Chautauqua trails. At 8,461 feet, the mountain ...
Vail Resorts digitalizes the mountain with EpicMix
As ski season opens across Colorado, the mountains seem to be considerably smaller — not because they’ve shrunk, but because of a brand-new technology that allows users to connect to friends and family...
Sprint Like You Mean It: How and When to Go
The Expert: Thirty-four-year-old Willow Koerber Rockwell...
For paralympians, other dangerous ways to cheat
As the 2012 Paralympic Games begin in London this week, officials will be as concerned as ever about preventing and catching cheating among the athletes...
Strap on some extra storage when exercising
A dventurers hoping to burn big calories with outdoor activity have options. A 140-pound person can burn about 320 calories in 30 minutes by rock climbing, running three miles or cycling eight miles. There seem to be fewer options, however, on where to stash ...
Nature’s already cool
A giant picture of a 9-year-old kid is projected onto the east wall of Denver’s flagship REI. He’s wearing a backwards hat, a popped...