Adventure

More than a foot race

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On Monday, April 22, ultrarunner and Boulderite Jay Rawlings took his first steps in a 180-mile, seven-day endurance relay that will see him running the equivalent of a marathon a day for a week...

Exploring Colorado’s backcountry huts

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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 ...

Levi Leipheimer jumps ahead to take lead in Pro Cycling Challenge

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Last year’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner, Levi...

The List: 34 Climbing Route Names You Can’t Say to Your...

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One of the most clever and crude climbing route names ever is in Colorado...

Until our dying day

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Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not...

Take this strengthtraining book to the gym

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If you spend time wandering and wondering in the fitness center, pick up Marco Borges’ new book Power Moves...

Locals up for National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year

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The old saying, “there must be something in the water,” seems oddly true considering five of the 2016 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year...

One runner’s high: ‘In the High Country’ at Adventure Film Festival

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If you want to get to know an ultrarunner, it takes more than spending a mile in his shoes. In fact, forget the shoes. Spend miles alongside him everywhere from the rolling asphalt of roads in farm country Nebraska to the foothills he frequents in training runs to ...

Adventurers need accessibility—Colorado legislation aims to lay the groundwork to close...

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A house bill (HB 21-1318) passed during this year's legislative session allowing funding to create an Outdoor Equity Grant program. Once the application period...

Rock, Snow, Water, Ice: Glenwood’s Outdoor Options

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With skiing, climbing, mountain biking, hiking, river rafting and a whole lot more — Glenwood Springs is a complete outdoor recreation locatio...

Eclipsing fear

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This is not a story about danger. This is a story about fear. It’s serendipitous that my most recent exploration of the differences between real...