Stay updated with breaking news from Wicked Gravity. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
This time of year I’m reminded of these words from Dave MacLeod, one of the best all-around climbers in the world, as I take stock of 2023 and look ahead to 2024.
When my friend Phil Gruber learned to climb it was 1988, just after he graduated high school. He was on an Outward Bound course in the southern Sierras. While awkwardly top-roping a slab in hiking boots, the instructor barked up at him, “Remember Phil, you can’t use your knees, that’s cheating! If I so much […]
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift.” This quote graced the email signature of Sharon White who, against overwhelming odds, lived for 20 years after her stage IV ovarian cancer diagnosis back in 2003, when she was 39 years old. The doctor gave her a best-case scenario of five years to live. […]
It’s already that time of year in Rifle Mountain Park, a few hours west of Boulder, when the box elder leaves turn a brilliant yellow. Bald eagles and red-tailed hawks circle above while trout and American dippers enjoy crystal-clear Rifle Creek running below. The 2-mile long dirt road that winds through the narrow canyon has […]
The clock doesn’t lie, but as the years roll on, I’m beginning to understand that it sometimes bends the truth.