Colorado’s Most Popular Rock Climbs
Don’t like waiting in line to climb? Best avoid these local routes on the weekends.
Don’t like waiting in line to climb? Best avoid these local routes on the weekends.
This May, we’re talking about Colorado’s other high season. Here, our favorite ways to spend summer in this ski town stalwart.
This outdoorsy town might be just a short drive from Denver, but it’s a world away from city life.
This 4.7-mile “lollipop loop” offers sensational views of Clear Creek Canyon, as well as the opportunity to spot elk and other local wildlife.
Summer tourism to the high country’s most sought-after winter destinations is experiencing an unprecedented boom. If you haven’t made plans to head for the hills when the weather warms, you should do so right away. Here’s why.
Unleash your inner Indiana Jones at Utah’s Cedar Mesa, where X never, ever marks the spot.
Here’s what you’ve been missing if you haven’t picked up the current issue of 5280 magazine.
The Broadmoor’s newest expansion pairs luxury accommodations with mountain views.
The area offers plenty of flat paths—conquerable even by toddlers—and enviable bird watching.
Pikes Peak’s long-forbidden South Slope reopens after a century of being off-limits.
Explore one of the Front Range’s most remote open space parcels.
Spring has taken flight in Colorado! And you can too with paragliding tours, high-elevation foodie festivals, and more.
Last year, Jes Meiris nearly became the first woman to solo climb the formidable wall in Yosemite in 24 hours. She’ll talk about her experience on Thursday night in Boulder.
Two avalanche deaths at Colorado ski resorts in 2012 are forcing powder hounds—and the state Supreme Court—to weigh the inherent risks of the sport.
Ski Steamboat this weekend and raise money to support adaptive athletes.
This moderate trail in Eldorado Canyon State Park offers a challenging, early-season warm up for hikers training to climb fourteeners this summer.
You don’t have to drive far into the mountains for outdoor thrills. Try these 50 bona fide (and really fun!) escapades without leaving the Front Range.
Last year, Jes Meiris nearly became the first woman to solo climb the Nose on El Capitan in under 24 hours. Will she return this summer—or is it more courageous not to?
Colorado is chock-full of places to explore—and it’s our job to do just that. Take a look at one of our recent stops.
Spring fever is here: Powder, parties, performances take over the mountains.
