Adventure
Opinion: Outdoors companies need to step up for the environment
Outdoors companies benefit from the environment as directly as anyone, but their efforts to protect the planet aren't always enough...
Learning to let go
Bob Jamieson thinks he’s a regular guy. After a 30-foot fall shattered his ankle and broke some ribs, his back and a wrist three...
Picking up the slack
On a clear, quiet day in July 2015, a group of University of Colorado Boulder students tightened a length of flat webbing between two...
The bicultural advantage
Years ago, I was eating at McDonald’s in a Florence, Italy, train station when I spotted three tall men in American football jerseys. I was glad to see some compatriots, so I went over and struck up a conversation. It turned out that the Americans were playing for a ...
In the East Rampart Roadless Area, solitude rules
Across the road from the dirt bikes and ATVs in Rainbow Falls, Colo., is a different world. It’s a world hiker Tom Mowle discovered two years ago, looking for trails close to his Gleneagle, Colo., home. “As you can see, we’re the only people here. You can hike ...
Exploring Colorado’s backcountry huts
Europe’s first backcountry huts were ugly, practical things, hastily made by shepherds who sought shelter from harsh mountain storms. With the onset of winter, the flocks would be brought to lower elevations and the mountain shelters would be all but forgotten for ...
Free eclairs at Breckenridge Friday! (and ski season starts, too)
Breckenridge Ski Resort has evidently not gotten the message that people love skiing...
Climb for kids
The site www.climbupsokidscangrowup.com is base camp, of sorts, for individuals who take the initiative to start fundraising climbs, bikes, races and hikes to help kids in Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe with AIDS and HIV...
Jens Voigt wins Pro Cycling Challenge Stage Four six minutes ahead
With a note on his top tube that said “shut up, legs,” Jens...
Four spring ski and snowboard festivals you shouldn’t miss
It’s spring. The sun is out, the snow is soft and the decks... well, the decks are warm and the beer is cold. Spring...
Pain and powder
After a grueling campaign that killed or wounded thousands of its members, the 10th Mountain Division of World War II marked Germany’s surrender to...
