Adventure

MORE THAN 2-D

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No question, the overarching goal of telling the history of climbing in the Yosemite Valley in a single film must have been daunting. This year, Sender Films is using the Reel Rock Film Tour, with its round-the-world schedule that includes hundreds of stops, to ...

Venturing out of the box

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I had the best cubicle job in the world. Which is like boasting about being the world’s tallest midget...

French sailor rescued after failed Antarctic trip

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A French sailor attempting a solo circumnavigation of the Earth was rescued by an Australian cruise ship after he had to abandon his yacht...

Shouldn’t Be Alive

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Flip through the channels of cable television on any given night, and you’ll probably find a survival-themed reality TV show. I Shouldn’t Be Alive features dramatizations of people who survived injuries or other mishaps in the wilderness. Survivorman follows the ...

A fresh pair of eyes

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The following story presents another perspective of Emma Murray’s attempt to complete the Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup, which Murray detailed in the July 26...

Mountaineering mathematics

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I will wager Sir Isaac Newton wasn’t a climber, but mountaineers do share bonds with the great mathematician and physicist. For instance, he discovered...

Lindsey Vonn…Greatest Ski Racer Ever?

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Lindsey Vonn is a good ski racer. But how about this: “Lindsey Vonn is the greatest racer ever...

Bridging the Divide

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Halfway through the Continental Divide Trail, having traveled over 1,500 miles through the plains of New Mexico and the rugged mountains of Colorado, tired,...

Arapahoe Basin offering two-season ski pass for $499

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Colorado ski area Arapahoe Basin is breaking out a new pass concept predicated on a crazy idea: People who like skiing now might continue to like skiing in the future...

‘New Alpinism’ promotes cross training regimen for climbing success

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Steve House was seeking a better way to train after he was forced to turn back during his attempt at Pakistan’s Masherbrum, a 25,659-foot peak, in 2003. He’d had overtrained for the climb, according to Scott Johnston, who stepped in to provide some advice. Johnston ...

Racing to save bonobos

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Canadian-American novelist Deni Béchard, a recent resident of Breckenridge, has written two award-winning books and explored more than 50 countries. When he heard bonobos, our closest living relative alongside chimpanzees, are going extinct, he set out for the Congo ...

Balloon-powered flight in South Africa honors Nelson Mandela

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A man flew nearly 4 miles by balloon in South Africa, traversing the sea from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to Cape Town...