Adventure
Olympic Torch to Zipline Across River
Ever since Olympic basketball gold medalist Sergei Belov's memorable torch run in 1980...
GOP VP pick Ryan has actually never run a sub-3:00 marathon
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) incorrectly claimed in a radio interview that his best time in a marathon was "Under three [hours], high twos," when there is no record of Ryan running that fast...
French sailor rescued after failed Antarctic trip
A French sailor attempting a solo circumnavigation of the Earth was rescued by an Australian cruise ship after he had to abandon his yacht...
Lance Armstrong loses Tour titles, asked to repay insurer $7.5m
It's safe to say this is a low point in the career of Lance Armstrong...
The silent sports
The website www.silentsports.net is just what it sounds like — it focuses on bicycling, running, paddlesports, multisports (triathlons, duathlons, biathlons and adventure races), cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, inline skating and other nonmotorized aerobic ...
Lindsey Vonn…Greatest Ski Racer Ever?
Lindsey Vonn is a good ski racer. But how about this: “Lindsey Vonn is the greatest racer ever...
Roundup: Upgrades to Colo., Wyo. ski areas for 2012-2013
What's the second-largest ski resort in Colorado? Who knows...
Yosemite hanta outbreak: All park workers offered testing
This summer's outbreak of the deadly hantavirus has led the National Park Service to offer voluntary testing to every employee of Yosemite National Park, where the virus spread to as many as 22,000 visitors...
A hammock/bug net for the wilds
Sleeping under the stars on a camping trip or lazing around on a summer evening in a hammock under the pines — nothing to bother you. Except. What’s that annoying buzz? It’s the mosquitoes...
Aspen, Jackson Hole, Alta, Squaw Valley announce combined ski pass
Colorado's Aspen/Snowmass ski resort has teamed with resorts across the West to offer a pass to skiers and snowboarders for the 2012-2013 ski season...
In Utah gondola fight, officials avoid public input to help developers
The story on ski area growth in North America is simple: It’s slowed way down...
2012 vote will have huge impact on environment, wild places
The 2012 election isn't just about the economy or gay rights or the other issues that dominate the headlines, writes Vanessa Kritzer of the League of Conservation Voters...
