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 Mountain Khakis Presents the 2010 "MOG" Outdoor Gear Sale & COPMOBA Bike Swap
Mountain Khakis, a premier outdoor-lifestyle apparel brand “Built for the Mountain Life”, proudly announces their title sponsorship of the 2010 MOG Outdoor Gear Sale & COPMOBA Bike Swap in Grand Junction, Colorado to be held on Saturday, April 10th, 2010. It will be the largest grassroots outdoor gear sale and bike swap between Denver and Salt Lake City. Visit: www.mogoutdoorfest.com  A Strange Occurrence on Mount Zirkel
By Richard F. Fleck - As close to Wyoming as could be, I rambled through the Park Range forests at the base of Mount Zirkel and began to climb some rocky ledges until the pines began to thin and I paused to stare into the limitless rolling plains of the big North Park fringed with snowy Never Summer peaks to the cloudy east.  2010 Durango Independent Film Festival
The Durango Independent Film Festival will be held in downtown Durango from Wednesday, March 3rd through Sunday, March 7th, 2010. Dinner and Film Festival packages are on sale now through the end of February and can be purchased at participating restaurants or at the Film Festival office. Visit durangofilm.org for more info  The Secret's Out
The first-ever guidebook to Colorado’s best-kept secret, Durango Bouldering ($25, pineneedle.com), details more than 350 V0-to-V13s at five superb areas, including Sailing Hawks — aka The Secret Spot — and the recently discovered 071 Boulders. Southwest Adventures guide Ian Allison spent four years searching, sending, and documenting.  Hagues Peak - A Case of Altitude Sickness
By Richard F. Fleck - Only twice in fifty years have I come down with altitude sickness, once in the Wind Rivers and once here on the flanks of Hagues Peak A bit after we peered far down to Crystal Lake and a little before our final scramble up the last three hundred feet. Perhaps I hadn’t eaten quite enough at breakfast or perhaps it was coming across a dead Clark’s Nutcracker flat on a rock, but my head began to pound ... 2/15/10 - Jason Haas has completed the hardest pitch in Colorado's South Platte area, a roof seam that's protected with removable pro and might be 5.14a. 2/12/10 - Vail Resorts has launched a new web site LindseyisEpic.com which gives ski racing fans an in-depth, behind-the-scenes account of Lindsey Vonn, the world’s fastest female skier and Vail, Colorado’s hometown hero.  A Snowy Night in Northern Montana
By Richard F. Fleck - On a very snowy night camped at MacDonald Lake, we shiver in our sagging tent as winds snap aspen branches overhead and we wonder just why we chose early June and not July to camp in Glacier Park where early summer is nothing more than a late-winter.  The Disciples of Gill - Bouldering Film Retrospective at Neptune Mountaineering
A presentation brought to you by Pat Ament on January 28 at 7 p.m. - In the 1960’s there was a small sub-culture of climbers who went against the traditional mountaineering mentality. Headed by John Gill, a few climbers devoted themselves to bouldering and turned it into a kind of gymnastic art. Pat Ament’s film tells the story of those beginnings, that golden age of bouldering, yet in a tender, nostalgic way.  Three Front Range Haiku
By Richard F. Fleck - Twin Sisters - Through golden aspen We climb to top to see high Gray block of Longs Peak. Squaw Peak - Winding past lodgepoles, We quickly ascend loose slabs To summit in space. Devil’s Head - We slip on dark ice In slanting woods until steps Take us up highest ridge. 1/22/10 - The Durango Independent Film Festival and Costume Emporium announce A Night in Venice, a romantic evening for couples and singles alike, Sunday February 14th, 2010!  Eldo Opus
Masterpieces arrive fully realized, the creator’s toil invisible in the final product. Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, now has its masterpiece with Steve Levin’s intuitive, exhaustive, 450-page Eldorado Canyon: A Climbing Guide ($39.95, sharpendbooks.com). (See Players, of Climbing No. 281 - December 2009, p.26, for more on Levin.) This first-ever photo-topo guide comes stacked with action photos.  Adaptive High Adventure Weekend: Ice Climb and Ski
Experience two of winter’s most thrilling outdoor adventure activities in one long weekend: downhill skiing and ice climbing! We’ll take to the slopes for two days of one-on-one ski instruction at Crested Butte Mountain Resort followed by two days of guided ice climbing in the San Juan Mountains on January 14-17, 2010. 12/28/09 - As a gift during this holiday season, West Vail Pass, Colorado, along Interstate 70, has been chosen as the official site for the first-ever North American Wildlife Crossing Structure Design Competition entitled ARC. 12/18/09 - On Saturday, December 19, 2009, the state's leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Sensible Colorado, will host a community "Stakeholder" meeting at the University of Denver Law School.  Crestone Artists’ Studio Tour and Sale - December 5th and 6th from 1-6 pm
More than twenty of Crestone’s most talented artists open their studios at the base of the scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Each location offers an intimate experience in art, gifts, food and conversations with the artists. Start planning now for one of the most beloved local events of the year. Follow the flags to each studio for fine art gifts and refreshments. This event is free to the public. Visit www.crestonestudiotour.com 11/20/09 - Lake Dillon Art Center (LDAC) is excited to announce its grand re-opening in a new Dillon Town Center location. The opening is set for Friday, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. LDAC is at 115 Village Place, inside the old Little Brown Drugstore building, just down from Pug Ryan's.  Fifth Annual Adventure Film Festival
On November 12-14 in Boulder, Colorado, the Fifth Annual Adventure Film Festival will premiere the most exciting and inspiring award-winning independent films from around the world. The festival is dedicated to all aspects of adventure — from serious exploration to environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of the believable. Visit: www.adventurefilm.org 11/10/09 - On Nov. 3, 2009, the high-profile Colorado tourist destination of Breckenridge voted by a margin of 73% to 27% (with 96% of precincts reporting) to legalize the adult possession of marijuana.  Samsara and Pra Caramba Trailers - 2009 Adventure Film Festival
Videos by Renan Ozturk and Cedar Wright courtesy of BlueWaterRopes Blogspot.com to premiere at the Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado - On November 12-14 in Boulder, Colorado, the Fifth Annual Adventure Film Festival will premiere the most exciting and inspiring award-winning independent films from around the world. The festival is dedicated to all aspects of adventure — from serious exploration to environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of the believable. Renan Ozturk's "Samsara" and Cedar Wright's "Pra Caramba" will both premiere at this year's festival.  2009 PSYCHEDELIA at The Spot Gym
Photos by Adam Bove / adambove.carbonmade.com - The craziest, most unique and bizarre climbing event of the year went down on Saturday, October 24th, at The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder, Colorado. Event number two of the fifth annual PSYCHEDELIA is more than just a bouldering comp — it's a black-light, dance around, pre-halloween, climb-for-all rave, with a costume contest and creative finals problems on glow-in-the-dark holds, complete with awesome raffles, free food from Wahoo's Fish Tacos as well as free beer from Avery Brewing Company. Don't miss next year! For more info visit: TheSpotGym.com 10/29/09 - In its third year, the Three Springs Fall Festival has new events this year including door to door trick or treating, a coloring contest and Monster Mash Run. 10/27/09 - As state and national focus grows on marijuana reform, a high-profile Colorado tourist destination, Breckenridge, prepares to vote to remove criminal penalties for adult marijuana possession.  Girls Education International to auction off rock stars at annual fundraising event
Have you ever wanted to climb with one of the hard men or women you see in the pages of the mags? At Girls Education International’s annual Beats for Books fundraising event at The Spot Gym on Tuesday, October 27, you can bid in a live auction to climb with rock stars Madaleine Sorkin, Kelly Cordes or Alex Honnold. -sm.jpg) 2009 Psychedelia at the Spot Gym
The Fifth Annual Spot Bouldering Series Comp #2 is October 24th, 2009! Psychedelia is THE black-light climbing comp for the Halloween season. Youth Comp 1pm-4pm; Adult Comp 5pm-8pm. (Spot will be closed Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd for setting). $25 for entry (includes bouldering comp, raffle ticket, Wahoo's Fish Tacos, and Avery beer for those 21+) or get the remaining season pass for $70. |
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