Extreme Sports

Registration for Triple Bypass, bike race through Colorado mountains, opens Wednesday

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:32:39 MST

Registration for one of Colorado's biggest organized rides, the Triple Bypass, starts at noon Wednesday.

Motocross veers theatrical with Nuclear Cowboyz

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:00:39 MST

The Nuclear Cowboyz may do for motocross what World Wrestling Entertainment did for wrestling.

Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo promises deals, fun

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:17:25 MST

Beyond the deals on skis, boards and clothing at this year's Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, there's plenty of entertainment to be had -- especially for kids.

Western Regional Roller Derby Tournament coasts into Denver this weekend

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:47:23 MDT

This weekend, the Denver Roller Dolls and the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have collaborated to host Denver's Derby on the Rocks, the 2009 Western Regional Roller Derby Tournament.

WEIDNER: Listening to a legend describe his life of climbing

Colorado Daily staff — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:09:48 MDT

In the early 1970s, Joshua Tree, Calif., was the winter locus of America's vagabond climbers. They were a ragtag band of dreamers and thrill-seekers pursuing a fringe activity that would have to wait more than a decade to be called a sport. A blond teenager named John Bachar was among the gang, challenging himself on J-Tree's scattered blobs of quartz monzonite.

WEIDNER: Exploring more than the vertical on first ascents

Colorado Daily staff — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:06:03 MDT

Three weeks ago, a team of four - spearheaded by the peripatetic Texan Jimmy Carse - had just finished bolting an overhanging, 1,000-foot limestone wall in the sport climbing paradise of El Salto, Mexico.

Shred it up: Rail Jam to take over Hill on Thursday

Doug Bonham — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:49:41 MDT

The Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour is hitting Boulder on Thursday evening, and thousands are expected to pack the intersection of 13th Street and College Avenue, where a large ramp will be set up to allow riders to pull of their best aerial and rail-sliding tricks.

X Games: No 'I' in 'Frends'

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:32:52 MDT

They're "Frends," -- minus the "I" because there's no individual in this crew composed of snowboarders Kevin Pearce, Danny Davis, Jack Mitrani, Keir Dillon, Luke Mitrani, Mason Aguirre and Scotty Lago.

Bright wins gold at Winter X Games, Clark takes second

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:32:21 MDT

Kelly Clark finished second in the superpipe at the Winter X Games on Friday night, losing out to Torah Bright as the Australian turned in a magnificent run. Hannah Teter wound up with the bronze.

Snowmobiler going for two at X Games

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:21:42 MDT

Snowmobiler Levi LaVallee has gone flippin' mad. He's consumed with mastering a double back flip on his 450-pound Polaris, treating the trick like a science project as he tries to solve all the variables

Surfing the States: Aussies go to great lengths to surf USA

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:20:32 MDT

Stefan Hunt and Jonno Durrant hung 10 on a prodigious pile of sugar beets in Idaho, caught "swells" in back of a boat in a Mississippi swamp infested with alligators, and were towed by a rope through a puddle of mud behind a cowboy and his horse in Texas.

X marks the spot: Winter X Games open Thursday in Aspen

Doug Bonham — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:17:48 MDT

For the eighth consecutive year, some of the world's best snowboarders, skiers and snowmobilers will converge on Aspen's Buttermilk Mountain beginning Thursday for an event that's one part elite competition, one part party and a definite destination trip -- the Winter X Games.

Getting a jump on triathlon season

Doug Bonham — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:49:38 MDT

Boulder's Parks and Recreation Department has teamed up with 5430 Sports to present an Off-Season Triathlon Training Seminar at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the East Boulder Community Center.

Weidner: Eight ways to stay psyched and climb harder in 2009

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:47:04 MDT

Now that we're one week into 2009, you've surely thought about specific ways to improve your climbing this year â right? And you've no doubt selected some appropriate climbing goals, too.

Weidner: A winter warning for the holidays

Colorado Daily staff — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:01:14 MDT

The Christmas lights along Mapleton Avenue, the crunch of fresh snow while strolling down Pearl Street, feeling light and strong on a difficult sport route â these are a few of my favorite things.