“I’ve been thinking about things on a cost-per-use basis lately,” my friend Nick said to…
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The Customer Is Always Right
Maybe you’ve heard this one: Ski resort patron approaches lift ticket kiosk on Powder Day…
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Sick, Brah: The Ineloquence Of Talking About The Outdoors
You, outdoor recreator, are quite probably quite educated: Bachelor’s degree, possibly a master’s degree or…
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The Best Shoes In Life Are Not Shoes
I walked onto the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last Friday and a Denver Voice…
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Is Mountaineering Sexy?
I think there’s nothing that feels more rad than picking your way up a ridgeline,…
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New: Pre-Stickered Water Bottles, $29.99
Staying hydrated is important. Perhaps equally important is subtly communicating your identity by decorating your…
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The Things That Make Us
In the weeks leading up to my wedding in 2007, my hair was a little…
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Girly Girls And Manly Men
In a conversation a few weeks ago, a climber friend of mine described herself as…
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Gear of the Year 2012
There’s nothing better than some shit-hot new gear to spend your hard-earned dollars on, is…
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In Defense Of Denver
A handful of Saturday mornings, I have driven out of Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood juggling…
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A Few Things You Can Do Besides Not Buying That Patagonia Jacket
On Nov. 25, Black Friday, Patagonia placed an ad in the New York Times, telling…
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That Shoe/Bike/Gym Membership is Not Going to Change Your Life
A year ago, a friend asked me what I thought of the Street Strider. He…
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Get Ready For Ski Season With The Most Expensive Ski Package Ever: $125,561
Snow is falling in the high country. Be honest. Can you really afford to start…
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Review: Levi’s Climbing Jeans for Men
Maybe you missed some of the Internet chatter a few weeks back when Levi’s announced…
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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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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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