Zoë Rom is a Boulder-based writer and journalist. When she’s not running, she’s climbing, and when she’s not climbing she’s cooking or eating. Southern story-teller turned mountain-dweller, she starts every day with a cup of strong coffee and a good story. Her work has appeared in Rock & Ice, Trail Runner, Backpacker and Threshold Podcast.
Sweat poured down my face as I charged through the throng of hikers heading up toward Angels Landing in Zion National Park. I could feel the heat reflecting off...
“What are you doing in August. Next August. A year from now?” I texted my former boss and long-time running partner Drew, an eternally cheerful guy and accompli...
Through our Keepers of the Outdoors series, we'll introduce you to people who protect and care for our wild places.
Bequi Livingston is an old-school bad...
Through our Keepers of the Outdoors series, we'll introduce you to people who protect and care for our wild places.
Have you ever loved something so much...
It was a typical workday for Philip Knecht. He and his partner Alonzo Mandanna assembled their gear: helmets, harnesses, ropes, rack—and endoscopic cameras, pro...
What we can learn from the founder of one of hiking's biggest new movements
As a new mother, Shanti Hodges was looking for more ways to get her son, Mason, ou...
The Long Ranger finished Colorado's Centennial Peaks in 60 days. Here's how he did it, how burritos aided his mission and what his accomplishment means to the r...
When Ken Chlouber dreamed up one of the country's most challenging trail races, the town of Leadville, Colorado, went from a struggling mining town to a bona fi...
For 30 years, Vicky Foster and her llamas have hauled beer, ramen and medical supplies to the highest aid station of the Leadville 100 ultramarathon. This year ...
SAR, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll: Former Yosemite Ranger and Search and Rescue Officer reflects on rescues and adventures during Yosemite’s Golden Age
Butch F...
