I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the…
Category Bicycling
Because you know you want your car to smell like your weekend. —Brendan
It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the summer, you should be on…
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy…
I was hesitant to try Strava at first: Everybody’s heard about some jackass who almost ran over a kid on…
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of the Dawn Wall, being interviewed…
Earlier this year, my book The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide came out, representing about 12 years’ worth of poking…
In early 2013, I walked into a tiny bike shop called Chocolate Spokes in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood because I…
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan
Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the park for the first time,…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…
I got a new bike a couple weeks ago, and if I do say so myself it’s a real work…
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read it and get something out…
Everyone knows there are two kinds of people in this world, but did you know there are 12 types of…
I walked up the stairs at my apartment building last Friday morning, five $20 bills in my hand, and paused…
A couple Saturdays ago, I got this e-mail from my friend Lee: Would you or anybody else you know be…
1. Jump it off something 2. Put foot pegs on the back and give a friend a ride 3. Ride…
We all have that friend who may need a little encouraging to do something they’re a little apprehensive about. Or…
Do you find yourself reading stories about adventures in outdoor magazines and websites and feeling down about what you did…
Did you know you don’t have to wear lycra to ride a bicycle? That’s right. You can if you want…