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Egypt is now open to cyclists I’m squinting, despite wearing the darkest sunglasses I own. There’s no trail here, only sections of sand beaten down by jeeps and camels, signs of the nomadic Bedouin tribes that inhabit this desert. The sweeping Red Sea Mountains fail to block the sun that’s turned our sandy path into [...]

In May, six members of the Boulder-based Gibbon Slacklines’ Pro Team attempted to establish multiple slacklining highline records, most notably the longest documented highline, in Moab, Utah. A highline is a slackline where the height of the line exceeds the length. The current world record for the longest highline is 240 feet. The Gibbon Team [...]

Edward Wimmer was training for his first marathon in 1999. His dad used to worry when he went out on long runs without any identification. One Saturday morning, Wimmer was out on a long run when he came face to face with a black pick-up truck that put him into a ditch on the side [...]

Don’t just climb somewhere wild and exotic—give something back to the locals Park City ophthalmologist Dr. Geoff Tabin founded The Himalayan Cataract Project in 1995 to cure the blindness that plagued the people in the regions of the world he loved to climb. His innovation and determination have made possible a life-altering cataract surgery for [...]

If you subscribe to the old adage that anything worth doing is worth over doing, you’ll agree with us that multisport events are always better than those based on just one sport. Why limit yourself to only the bike when you can sandwich your ride in between a swim and a run? Colorado has become [...]

It’s no surprise that the Centennial State claims a kickin’ road-race scene. But where do you fit in? It’s simple. Pick a race type that suits your cycling skills (distance = road race; cornering and pack riding = criterium; climbing = hill climb; master of the universe = omnium), and read below. Wheels of Thunder [...]

Green Garage offers sustainable auto repair that lowers your impact on the planet—and saves your wallet. “Let’s face it, going to the garage sucks,” says Ryan Ferrero. He should know. Ferrero spent 20 years operating and managing a myriad of automotive retail, accessory and service operations for Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Kia, Mazda, Suzuki and Ford. [...]

The time is ripe to turn your patch of concrete into a vegetable garden or create a fishery in your backyard. Boulder was named a runner-up as America’s Foodiest Small Town by Bon Appétit last year, and locavores are looking forward to the start-up of many of Colorado’s farmer’s markets this month. But the big [...]

BATTLE IN THE BUBBLE Part Two with Daniel Woods from Cedar Wright on Vimeo. This massive new bouldering comp hopes to change the sport. It’s a blast to watch a bouldering comp at The Spot (thespotgym.com) but it’s not the kind of thing that’s going to catch on with X-Games-style mainstream crowds. But the Boulder-based [...]

Mountain to Mountain empowers women with the help of the bike. Breck resident Sharon Galpin loves mountain culture and the sports that go along with it, particularly trail running and mountain biking. The 35-year-old also has a passion for gender equity and human rights. So she decided to put the two together and create Mountain [...]