Colorado Police Officers Accused of Elk Killing Cover-up
On Jan. 18, Officers Samuel Carter and Brent Curnow of the Boulder Police Department in Colorado were arrested in connection with a suspicion shooting death that occurred on New Year’s Day.
Healthy Living
Choosing a Camping Stove
As the Great Cornholio put it, “Heh heh, fire!”. There are plenty of backpackers that hate cooking, and will go to great lengths never to have to heat up a meal. Some adventure racers looking to save weight will bring nothing but energy bars, trailmix, dried fruits, and candy so [...]
FreeBASE: The World’s Most Extreme Sport
Dean Potter made quite a stir in the climbing world when he climbed the Eiger Nordwand in 2008. He free soloed the whole route – meaning he used no rope to protect himself from falling – but
5 of the World’s Coolest Artificial Climbing Walls
Artificial climbing walls will never replace the real thing in the hearts of climbers. Nevertheless, many of the world’s artificial climbing walls are dazzling spectacles of ingenuity and engineering. Here are five of the world’s coolest.
To Take or Not to Take: The Wilderness EMT
Last winter I went through a rigorous, month long Wilderness EMT course, passed the national registry exam, and earned the title of NRMET-B: nationally registered EMT Basic. For the past year, I’ve been bombarded with questions
Five Knots Every Outdoorsman Should Know
Now, not everyone was a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout, but the amount of people that are in their mid-30s and that have been camping for years with almost no knowledge of knots consistently astounds me.
The 10 Steps of Avalanche Rescue
If there is one thing that you can learn in the mountains, it is to respect their power. But even the most prepared parties can be caught off-guard,
How to Care for Your Hydration Bladder
If you’ve owned a water bladder long enough you know how awesome they are for hands-free hydration. I find I drink 3 times as much water when I’m using a bladder rather than a
Buildering
There’s something a perverse about buildering, the sport of climbing buildings, that makes it akin to bike polo or urban skiing: taking a sport normally performed in nature and translating it into an urban environment.
Rock Climbing Dictionary: Key Words and Terms
Everyone has to start somewhere. But sometimes when you are beginning your rock climbing career, you might be lost in the lingo that is much different from any other lingo that you have heard.