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I’ve been following the 2011 opening of Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road with armchair enthusiasm this May and June, and I have to say, it’s been epic. Last year, I went up to the park for their media … Continue reading →

If you need a little laugh this Monday, go check out the Teva Stiletto. I’m thinking about getting a pair — for bouldering, of course — but I can’t decide which color I like better. Perhaps I’ll hold out for … Continue reading →

At 5 p.m. today, Will Levandowski, a Ph.D. student in geophysics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will start his attempt at setting the world record for greatest vertical distance rock climbing in 24 hours. He’s going to do … Continue reading →

The Airstream trailer is the star of today’s Field Notes. It’s also the star of “23 Feet,” a film that’s coming to Boulder Friday night…along with the Airstream it was filmed from. Filmmaker Allie Bombach made a flick about living … Continue reading →

Today’s Weekend Ticklist for Boulder is all about being naked. Not really. You see, the marketing for Sunday’s Naked Extravaganza is just a big tease. It’s about barefoot running. So I guess that isn’t a tease if you have a … Continue reading →

The Dash and Dine 5K series starts at 6:30 p.m. most Tuesdays over the next two months (but not all Tuesdays — check the calendar) at Boulder’s Coot Lake…and the first one is today!

When I first learned about Liam Orlando — an 11-year-old who has had two organ transplants and is now climbing at the Boulder Rock Club — I thought wow, two organ transplants, that’s a lot for one kiddo to handle! … Continue reading →

This weekend in Boulder and beyond, there’s good stuff going on — as I’ve outlined in today’s Ticklist. Like the Mead Roubaix. And a survival clinic tonight at REI Boulder. But the latest news (which I didn’t know about when … Continue reading →

The Denver Post ran a great story today on mountaineer Tom Hornbein, who lives in Estes and though 80 years old, can still be seen scrambling around Lumpy Ridge. Hornbein will be inducted into the Hall of Mountaineering Excellence during … Continue reading →

All I’m going to say is that I love this.