Week of October 24-30, 1996 Best of Costa Rica in nine days Winter climbing at Joshua Tree A pop Civil War trivia quiz Sunny January hiking on a budget Canadian adventure, minus the boys Sunny January hiking on a budget Question: I am…

Courtesy of Flik'r. Colorado's first ProTour level stage race in 23 years wrapped up yesterday, and I'm pleased to report it exceeded most expectations. Having attracted serious star power to the start line, including half of the top ten finishers from the Tour de France plus the likes of…

New animal-welfare standards for down insulation aim to clean up a grisly business.

Photo by jeremyeanlittle on Flickr The Southern Hemisphere’s largest winter sports event, Winter Games New Zealand, have opened entries for this year's competition. The second bienniel event is expected to draw more than 1,000 athletes from around the world to compete in skiing, snowboarding, skating, and adaptive events.

Dr. Peter Hackett is back. After a ten-year absence from the Khumbu Valley, a place he’s either lived or visited consistently between 1974 and 2000, Hackett returned to Nepal this spring to work at Everest ER. In his ten-year absence, the Telluride-based doc who wrote the Bible on high-altitude…

The reputation of American cycling has been dragged through the dirt in the last few years. Time has shown that Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, and many others built their reputations on cheating. But there’s a new generation of U.S. riders emerging to take their places—hopefully in an honest manner. This is another in the series

An inside look at America's history with doping and double standards related to performance enhancement

Toughen your midsection, and hardy arms and legs are sure to follow

Picture via EBay Before you guffaw at the $178.50 price tag, consider that the pink number above was signed by World Champion climber Sasha DiGiulian and that 90 percent of profits from the boulderer's brassiere went to a good cause and that Brandi Chastain's autographed bras go for almost…

New mountain bike goodies for the easygoing, cool-weather rides of autumn.