Adventure

Towering challenges

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When water washed away the red sandstone of the Colorado Plateau, it left the improbable spires of rust-colored rock, fingers flipping off the over-baking sun and the sand-spitting wind and the improvised protection the climbers who lusted after the tops of those ...

Is it time to replace your exercise shoes?

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We often form a tight bond with our exercise shoes. So it can be a bit difficult to let go of them when they no longer provide suitable support...

Starwood Hotels to Open Its First Dual-Branded Ski Resort Complex in...

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. HOT 0.87...

From Elbert to Everest

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The New Year’s resolution on Jon Kedrowski’s calendar...

Ski season on: A-Basin to open October 13

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Ski season is here. Rejoice and be glad...

Keeping up with the Joneses

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The sky is the kind of perfect blue that you only find in Colorado, no clouds, no wind, no nothing. Only the faint trickle of water from a frozen creek as the sun spills its warmth down on the planet. Then the cat rumbles to life as we climb aboard, the snow ...

Ride with purpose 

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Kevin Sheehan has taken his ski bike down the same run at Eldora Mountain Resort countless times, but this time was different. Riding the lift...

Nature’s already cool

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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...

Beyond bikes

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The signs were there: constant thirst, loss of weight despite a healthy appetite, fatigue. A trip to the hospital confirmed it: 12-year-old Walt Drennan...

Wet!

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The summer solstice means many things. For some, it’s a chance to delve into their pagan roots. For others, it’s an excuse to have a party. And this year, after one of the deepest winters and wettest springs on record in the high country, it’s the start of what ...

Off the beaten path

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In his 2004 book, Racing Tactics, Boulder resident and professional cyclist Thomas Prehn aimed to help other cyclists avoid common mistakes and to “ride intelligently,” as he puts it. The 57-year-old plans on utilizing his own advice as he tackles the 10th annual ...

What does it really take to run for 29 hours and...

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My friend Aisha places a hand on each of my shoulders. “You got this,” she says. “You totally got this.” We’re standing in a campground...