Adventure
Research: Don’t run too much
Runners over 50 and runners who push themselves too hard aren't helping their health, according to a study in the British journal Heart...
Success by The Book
The Book is a result of sweat. Of struggle. Of pain and mishap and, ultimately, of success. The Book is, says Palmer Hoyt, “how I learned how to ski again...
In the shadow of Denali
In 1967, a joint team of climbers from Colorado and Seattle embarked on a mission to scale the highest point on the continent: 20,323-foot Mount McKinley (also known by its native name Denali). Of the 12 men who set out on the arduous trek to the fabled summit, only...
Gearing up for the Triple Bypass
Team Evergreen’s Triple Bypass is a 120-mile road bike ride that defines “epic...
Bear Attack: Q&A with Bear Grylls
Ramping up for a live stage tour in May, the star of Discovery Channel’s...
Head south for summer skiing
The mountains are the spine of the continent. They run for thousands of miles, in places jagged and impassible, in others friendlier, with passes...
Quicksand and barbaric yawps
On a ridge overlooking the Escalante River, nine people — seven teenagers, two adults — huddled together screaming, “I am human!” into the open...
Four hours, three adventures
As the heat of the summer starts to settle in, it’s time to think about escaping the sweltering pavements and overcrowded watering holes of Pearl Street. You won’t have to go far. Within four hours of Boulder, there are plenty of options to leave the crowds behind, ...
Gay rodeo corrals an all-inclusive crowd
Andrew Johnson didn’t grow up dreaming about rodeos, let alone dreaming about becoming an international rodeo star. Rather, it was something of happenstance, something he claims he was pulled into by “the luck of the draw...
Roger’s River Run
a fun summer race A post-birthday party invite to Cuba Cuba in Denver was supremely tempting the night before Roger’s River Run in Longmont, which occurred on a hot Saturday morning this month. No, it wasn’t a half-marathon or 10K, merely a 5K and an average run on ...