Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:03:57 MST

Running up Goat Trail early one afternoon last week, and having to slow to a walk to clamber up a steep rock, it was easy to speculate how the trail on the east side of Dakota Ridge got its name.

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:43:58 MST

Wind screamed through the parking lot the first time I tried to ski at Hidden Valley, three weeks ago.

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 23:31:42 MST

February was one weird month for weather. Moscow, Russia, received its biggest one-day snowfall ever, with nearly 25 inches on Feb.

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:44:03 MST

On Feb. 10, local climber Daniel Woods climbed out from under a nearly featureless granite prow, 60 degrees overhanging, in Boulder Canyon. He rated the boulder problem, dubbed The Game, V16 -- the hardest grade in the U.S. and one of only a few of that difficulty in the world.

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:14:21 MST

The desk that I'm writing this column on is strewn with fly-fishing catalogs, tippet material, leaders, flies, my International Certificate of Vaccination card, cameras, batteries, the 2010 Colorado Big Game Hunting Brochure and a copy of Barrett Mattison's book, "Fly-Fishing in Patagonia.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:49:07 MST

I first knew Jim Collins as the guy who set North American rock climbing standards in 1979 with his free ascent of Genesis (rated 5.

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:48 MST

This week provided some good opportunities for one of my favorite kinds of birding -- the indoor variety.

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:00:46 MST

Dear my readers, I have received word from the Camera that my services as a columnist are no longer required.

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 23:53:57 MST

In the wee hours of a Thursday morning in a St. Louis suburb, my teenage brother woke up puking his brains out.

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:21:48 MST

I'm on the summit ridge of Denali in clear, cold weather. At 20,320 feet, it's the highest peak in North America.

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:05:13 MST

Butterflies in winter? It seems improbable, but mild February days entice several species out of hibernation and may stimulate others to emerge from their chrysalises.

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:15:36 MST

The first thing I did when I returned from a recent 10-day speaking tour on the East Coast was to sit down and tie a fly.

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:49:45 MST

Every Wednesday lately, I`ve spent the morning and early afternoon at Eldora participating in its women`s skiing program.

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:58:31 MST

When does a race series become a community institution? When no one can remember when it started. "We were trying to figure that out. I think it's been 16 or 17 years," says Peter Marshall about Eldora Mountain Resort's Nighthawks ski racing.

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:52:19 MST

Science has proven that: A) Humans aren't meant to do what we climbers do with our bodies, like hang from fingernail-sized edges and one-finger pockets; B) Climbers are obsessive and don't know when to quit.