Outdoors

Got my back: the parachute packers of Mile-Hi Sky-diving

Mike Walsh packs chutes early in the 2009 sky-diving season

For all those sky-diving enthusiasts…

Garrett Rivero kneels over the main parachutes stretched out along the floor of the hangar after a recent deployment. At the moment, Rivero is the only one in the hangar. The skydivers have gone next door to view photographs and video taken during their jump and to prepare for the . . . → Read More: Got my back: the parachute packers of Mile-Hi Sky-diving

Amped

Hi folks,

After an 11-page military history final, a 10-page media law final, a press photography exam and a 20-page report for the Climbing Wall Association, I am exhausted and have not seen the light of day or the outdoors in the last eight days. Therefore, I have no new insights for you this week, . . . → Read More: Amped

Ouray Ice Park opens early!!!

Ouray Ice Park is open for business (photo taken from Facebook)

More good news for you hardcore winter nuts. The Ouray Ice Park in Ouray, Colo. is opening early for the ice climbing season. The park, located in the Uncompahgre Gorge near Ouray, will officially open on Dec 12, 2009, one week ahead of . . . → Read More: Ouray Ice Park opens early!!!

A funny thing happened to me on the way up the mountain...

“The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful” ~ Jimmy Buffett

The snow has come to stay in the Rockies and Coloradans couldn’t be happier. Major ski resorts are open for business and welcoming novices and experts alike… and funneling them all onto the same runs.

Last weekend . . . → Read More: A funny thing happened to me on the way up the mountain…

GoLite Warehouse Sale this weekend!

The gods are smiling down on this poor graduate student. With parents and a brother celebrating birthdays in December plus the holidays, I am broke. Without sounding too much like an advertiser for GoLite (they don’t sponsor me, though I wouldn’t be opposed…), I love these warehouse sales.

Whether you’re like me and looking to . . . → Read More: GoLite Warehouse Sale this weekend!

Helmets are Sexy

Juli Arvis gears up for a climb in the Red River Gorge. Nice helmet Juli!

Attention skiers, boarders, climbers, skateboarders, mountain bikers and those hikers prone to falls: wear helmets. Yes, I am stealing Kurt Vonnegut’s genius (wear sunscreen too), but helmets are an essential and often over-looked accessory for many outdoor activities.

For many of us, our noggins are an important asset. Even a small, seemingly insignificant blow . . . → Read More: Helmets are Sexy

The low-down on this blog

If you’re a hardcore mountaineer, spending weeks at a time on the side of some god-forsaken cliff, this blog is not for you.

This is for the weekend warriors, the gym rats and the casual outdoors(wo)man looking to try new sports, collect tips and receive news from the outdoor world. So bookmark this blog and . . . → Read More: The low-down on this blog