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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!!!
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!
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
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
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About Andrea Andrea is a graduate student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado. Andrea is a climber, hiker, snowboarder, voracious chocolate eater, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fan and writer… although not necessarily in that order. To learn more, you’ll have to buy her a drink.
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