Elwayville: Ropers, Dopers and Dudes

Ropers, Dopers and Dudes

by Peter Kray July 4, 2011

In every CO zip code, there is always a different sense of what it means to live here.

Taste, bud: You’ll find menu items like this proscuitto-wrapped yellowfin tuna at Fruition in Denver. Photo: Platephotography.com.

Trail to Farm-to-Table

by Jayme Moye July 4, 2011

There are so many new restaurants with farm-to-table and locavore offerings springing up in Colorado that there must be some synchronicity with the pastimes of outdoor sports and eating fresh, healthy food. Here’s where you can indulge.

Roped: Coppolillo at Red Rocks. Photo: Courtesy Rob Coppolillo.

Butting Heads: Free at Last

by Elevation Staff July 4, 2011

We asked our readers if free soloing—climbing without a rope or protection—was pure or stupid. You were mixed.

Face Time: Longs Peak’s Diamond calls to climbers craving a big wall alpine experience—and keeps them coming back for its secrets. Photo: John Dickey

The Diamond Life

by Pete Takeda July 4, 2011

Climbing the Diamond Face of Longs Peak is an ordeal, a rite of passage and, for some, a portal to bigger things. Here’s a day in the life of ascending the famed face.

Sail Away: Relaxing at the top of the Black Canyon’s Maiden Voyage (5.9-). Photo: BJ Sbarra

Get Some Crack

by BJ Sbarra July 4, 2011

EO’s guide to the best trad climbing on Colorado’s Western Slope.

Bolts and Brews: An Upslope india pale ale waits patiently for its owners to finish climbing. Photo: Randy Gresham.

Hopped Up

by Jacob Harkins July 4, 2011

What could be better than a roadtrip that combines handcrafted beer and rock climbing? Just hit the brewery after the belay…