For nearly 25 years, Colorado nonprofit First Descents has taken cancer survivors on free weeklong trips into the wilderness. The internal struggle of feeling powerless against a potentially fatal ...

A Denver businessman has just completed a feat which sounds very unlikely: running seven marathons on each of the globe's seven continents in 7 days. In the process, Ben Wright raised funds in his ...

When he was just 19, Denver resident Brad Ludden became Nike’s first sponsored kayaker. That same year, 2001, he founded a nonprofit called First Descents to offer a free kayaking camp as therapy for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Lauren Sneyd got the opportunity to sign up for a week of rock climbing in Estes Park with folks like her who have been diagnosed with multiple ...

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Inspired by his ...

Pilot Mountain and Sauratown mountain peaks as seen from Moore's Knob in Hanging Rock State Park. A nonprofit aiming to support young people affected by serious illnesses is hosting a New Year’s Day ...

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