63-year-old Richard Moreau allegedly killed a man and injured two others at a bar in Vail Saturday night, according to the Desert News. Police say he let loose a volley of shots when the bar manager tried to toss him out.–Dave Costello.

Danish police have arrested 68 activists who were protesting in street demonstrations in Copenhagen on Friday, Reuters reports. The goal of the protesters was to disrupt corporations and industry lobbyists that they see as “climate criminals” during the UN conference. The local police said the protesters made “trouble in town,”…

Ottawa has a troubling air pollution problem, but it's not caused by the normal suspects. A crematorium from Hope Cemetery is blanketing the air daily with fumes from the cremation of dead bodies, the CBC reports. “We've all smelt it, we've all seen it, and it makes you…feel sick,” said…

Tommy Caldwell and Jeremy Collins have won the 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell in Arkansas, ClimbingNarc.com reports. This grueling comp pits paired off climbers against the clock, with the goal of finishing as many clean climbs as possible during 24 hours. There are hundreds of routes in Horseshoe Canyon Ranch,…

Chris Davenport, the pro who skied all 54 of Colorado's fourteeners in a year, is on to the next big project: Antarctica. At the moment, he and a team of skiers are cruising around the icy continent in a 75-foot boat with enough muscle to navigate through icebergs. Along the…

Canadian climber Guy Lacelle died Thursday morning when an avalanche swept him over a cliff in Hyalite Canyon, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Lacelle was taking part in an ice-climbing competition when a team above him triggered the small avalanche. Lacelle, 54, was considered one of the world's leading…

Outside magazine, December 1995 In This Corner… By Todd Balf and Paul Kvinta Score one for the mighty green and golden bell frog. Since 1993, Australian officials have tried to relocate the endangered thimble-size creatures from a trash-filled brick quarry that’s slated to become part of the…

Five Americans represented the U.S. National Team at the final round ofthe UCI Track World Cup in Beijing, January 22-24, reports usacycling.org.Turning in the top performance, Cody O' Reilly placed fourth in themen's scratch race. Over the same weekend, the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup finale occurred in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. Jonathan…

Camping Special, April 1997 What’s in Paul’s Pack? If it’s good enough for him, it’s good enough for you By Brad Wetzler Here it is from on high: Paul Petzoldt’s time-tested backcountry musts, altered and updated for the nineties backpacker. Of course, Petzoldt assumes you’ll know…

What is the best way for a non-athlete to get back in shape for a backpacking trip? I want to hike the Wonderland Trail in 5 months, but I have gained weight and lost muscle tone recently. Niki Berkeley, California