Maybe you missed some of the Internet chatter a few weeks back when Levi’s announced…
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You don’t have to clip that to the outside of your backpack
I was renting this guy a backpack and 3-person backpacking tent when I worked at…
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Everybody needs a Grand Tour
A little over a year ago, I was bicycling across the country with my friend…
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Climbing, Car Accidents, Motorcycles, Risk, and Danger: What’s Worth It?
Since March 15th, two good friends of mine have been in car accidents that could…
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Tricking ourselves into getting in shape
I was sitting in The Shoppe, a cupcake and cereal place in Denver, with my…
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The perfect downtown Denver bouldering wall I biked right past a hundred times
I must have pedaled past this wall on the Cherry Creek bike path 200 times…
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Buy the newest, lightest, shiniest gear today or you could die out there
There’s a single paragraph in Yvon Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing: The Education…
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Ideas for storing outdoor gear in a tiny apartment
A few years back, I went from a co-habitating man living in a spacious apartment…
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Is this the best desert dayhike in America? Canyonlands’ Chesler Park Loop
I think the first time I heard anything about Chesler Park, I was being…
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Should I buy that new piece of ultralight gear, or just go to the bathroom first?
The average human poop event weighs between 7.3 and 9.3 ounces, according to an Iranian…
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Hopefully this beer is thanks enough: A gratitude scale for outdoorsfolk
Last Wednesday, I was standing in my neighborhood liquor store trying to decide whether I…
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The Flatirons: The Joy Of Romping Up Easy Rock
“This is the kind of climbing I like!” -My pal Brian, pitch 2, Saturday, February…
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All It Takes Is Two Feet Of Fresh Powder To Convince Me
I know people love skiing — I live in Colorado. People move here just to…
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Climbers: Jim Thornburg’s ‘Stone Mountains’ Will Make You Happy
I review books and movies for the Mountain Gazette, which means I have to read…
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The 6 Things That Can Keep You From Dying In An Avalanche
(photo borrowed from avtraining.org) I’m not anyone’s mother, but stories like this make me feel…
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Across Rocky Mountain National Park in a Day
I’ve been lucky enough to have RMNP in my backyard for the past 5…
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Four items to keep in your bike commuting bag
You like your bike ride to work. It fires up your heart, lungs and legs…
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