At a grocery store last week, the cover of Cosmopolitan‘s January issue caught my eye…
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Make Plans, Not Resolutions
In a scene in the spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the…
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The Importance Of Being A Lifelong Beginner
When you dismount a mountain bike going uphill, you end up doing a sort of…
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My Pal Mick, 1958-2012
My friend Mick’s heart stopped working last Sunday. He died at the age of 54,…
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Happy Thanksgiving
I haven’t had a “proper” Thanksgiving dinner since 2002, somehow managing to be anywhere but…
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The New (Not-Quite-So-Masculine) Mountain Man
I was trying to start a campfire a couple weekends back and grabbed a fat…
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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 Three Bumper Stickers
“You know, I was just thinking that three bumper stickers changed my life,” Dan said…
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Don’t Sandbag Me, Bro
I always get sandbagged by guys in gear shops. I will stop in somewhere to…
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What’s Better: Watching Or Doing?
As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was working its way around Colorado and into the…
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Do You Have The Stoke?
2:39 a.m., August 11, 2012: Packs packed, Chris and I are about to shut the…
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The Rise And Fall Of Macaroni And Cheese
Sometimes I like to fantasize that I have some sort of backcountry suaveness and culinary…
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You Don’t Really Need To ‘Get Away’
Ever fantasized about being a fire lookout, or living in a cabin high in the…
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Dude, It’s OK To Hug Your Bro
Get over here. Come on in and let the big bear get his paws on…
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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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The Rules For Dating A Dirtbag
It’s a singular feeling when you’re 33 and talking to your mother and she says,…
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I Don’t Like It, But I Love It: The Long Day
I’m hanging sideways from the rope going through my belay device, body completely parallel to…
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Why Road Trips Are Still Important
I asked my friend Nick to drive from Denver to Seattle with me a couple…
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The Toughest Thing
One of the things about telling stories is you think you should always know where…
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Please Don’t Stick Your Hand Into My Bag Of Trail Mix
Here’s a little tip to curb the spread of disease, illness and other microbial things…
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Hey Coffee, I Love You
When you go on a climbing or backpacking trip and someone says, “I’ll bring the…
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Beware The Urine-Drinking Mountain Goats
For years, I have known to pee on rocks at high altitudes because mountain…
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A Very Special Christmas Climb
“So I was thinking,” I said to Dustin in front of his house in Phoenix,…
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Dude, Is It OK If I Call You Dude?
“Do you have a Barnes & Noble membership, boss?” I have noticed lately that baristas,…
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5 Steps to More Fun in Your Outdoor Photos
Remember that time you took that photo of you and your friend(s) standing on the…
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