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Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, w…
Humans have always h…
Humans have always had a complicated relationship with weather. Ancient cultures prayed and made offerings to gods in hopes of receiving conditions conducive to growing crops. Adverse weather, then, was often interpreted as displeasure on behalf of those same beings—a punishment for failing to observe proper rituals. It doesn’t take a history scholar to understand this impulse. Weather, now as then, is both an enemy and ally. On one hand, it provides everything from the raw material for food—sunlight driving photosynthesis, wind the primary method of plants spreading their seeds—to …
Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, ge…
Sometimes, writing a…
Sometimes, writing about art and theater feels a lot like falling down the proverbial rabbit hole as I try to find the angle to write about wandering through a haunted-theater immersive experience, getting splashed in a Halloween horror show in the basement of a spaghetti emporium, sweating through a DIY D&D in a comic shop, savoring (har har!) Sweeney Todd’s enraged high notes, and trying to quiet my howling dog in a public house. I’ve found myself in some odd and awkward scenarios. To update the metaphor, writing this column is a lot like drunk-clicking through an endless algorithm o…
Jessie Hanson
January 8, 2020
Kyle is a slack line enthusiast."Keep your eyes up and focused on a point in the distance.", he gives as advice for first time slack liners. He enjoys challenging himself on the different type of slac…
Kyle is a slack line…
Kyle is a slack line enthusiast."Keep your eyes up and focused on a point in the distance.", he gives as advice for first time slack liners. He enjoys challenging himself on the different type of slack lines that he sets up in the parks around town. Kyle also has a wide knowledge of fun group activities for all ages.
Josh Hummel
December 22, 2023
Marcus has the enthusiasm for life and rock climbing. “If you have a good group of friends,” he smiles, “then climbing is amazing!” While he just started rock climbing only a year ago, he has …
Marcus has the enthu…
Marcus has the enthusiasm for life and rock climbing. “If you have a good group of friends,” he smiles, “then climbing is amazing!” While he just started rock climbing only a year ago, he has ascended some of the more challenging routes in the area.
Josh Hummel
October 1, 2022
Rose is a Boulder-based outdoor climbing enthusiast. Here, she enjoys climbing on the legendary arch outside during the super moonset in Morrison early Monday morning. A frigid river crossing and prec…
Rose is a Boulder-ba…
Rose is a Boulder-based outdoor climbing enthusiast. Here, she enjoys climbing on the legendary arch outside during the super moonset in Morrison early Monday morning. A frigid river crossing and precarious scrambling leads us to watch the super moon set from a spectacular location on earth. Rose recently completed climbing all 3 flatirons this summer!
Josh Hummel
November 17, 2016
“Put me on a mountain, and I can find my way around,” Dan Beerman begins, “but get me in a building, and I have no idea where I am.” Dan absolutely loves to climb. You'll hear him shout posi…
“Put me on a mount…
“Put me on a mountain, and I can find my way around,” Dan Beerman begins, “but get me in a building, and I have no idea where I am.” Dan absolutely loves to climb. You'll hear him shout positive phrases when you're out on the rocks with him. He'll show you the ropes and let you know what 'knot' to do. One of his dreams is to be able to take groups out climbing in Colorado's best climbing spots.
Josh Hummel
October 20, 2016
Royal Arch at Chautauqua Park - Sarah is visiting Boulder during her week long stay here to attend meetings and conferences for La Sportiva. She is quite the mountain goat runner, especially going …
Royal Arch at Chauta…
Royal Arch at Chautauqua Park - Sarah is visiting Boulder during her week long stay here to attend meetings and conferences for La Sportiva. She is quite the mountain goat runner, especially going downhill. “It’s so cool to be a part of what they (La Sportiva athletes) do,” Sarah expresses “and to hear about their big mountain stories.”
Josh Hummel
October 6, 2016
“We must conquer the rock to show our mightiness.” comments Jonah on his experience rock climbing. This was Jonah’s first time climbing outdoors, catching a glimpse of what the rock’s in Bould…
“We must conquer t…
“We must conquer the rock to show our mightiness.” comments Jonah on his experience rock climbing. This was Jonah’s first time climbing outdoors, catching a glimpse of what the rock’s in Boulder taste like. He has never done much climbing before, but due to the friendliness of the rock climbing community and the nature of climbing itself, he’s hooked. Even coming from a strong basketball background, he was still fascinated by Colorado's rock formations when he moved to Colorado.
Josh Hummel
September 22, 2016
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