Ouray Ice Park opens early!!!

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

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...

Skittle-thuggery at its finest

“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!

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