Notes from the Field

People hiking on a grassy mountain with rocky cliffs and a cloudy sky.

The Best Hikes in Telluride

Madeleine Balestrier

The summer in Telluride, Colorado is traversing the via ferrata at sunset, biking singletrack, hiking through fields of wildflowers, and swimming in high alpine lakes. It’s one of the best...

The Best Hikes in Telluride

Madeleine Balestrier

The summer in Telluride, Colorado is traversing the via ferrata at sunset, biking singletrack, hiking through fields of wildflowers, and swimming in high alpine lakes. It’s one of the best...

Everything You Need for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

Everything You Need for the Telluride Bluegrass...

Madeleine Balestrier

While the festival brings magic and music to the Box Canyon, it's also a marathon of long days and unpredictable weather, so be prepared for anything and everything. Here is...

Everything You Need for the Telluride Bluegrass...

Madeleine Balestrier

While the festival brings magic and music to the Box Canyon, it's also a marathon of long days and unpredictable weather, so be prepared for anything and everything. Here is...

Three climbers traversing the via ferrata in Telluride, Colorado with Bridal Veil Falls in the background

The Complete Guide to Telluride's Via Ferrata

Madeleine Balestrier

Looming over the Box Canyon’s east end lies the Telluride Via Ferrata. It’s a course of iron and rock set into the mountains over 40 years ago. To locals, the...

The Complete Guide to Telluride's Via Ferrata

Madeleine Balestrier

Looming over the Box Canyon’s east end lies the Telluride Via Ferrata. It’s a course of iron and rock set into the mountains over 40 years ago. To locals, the...

The New 10 Essentials

The New 10 Essentials

Kurt Gray

The ‘Ten Essentials’ was originally a list compiled in the 1930s by mountaineering clubs in the Pacific Northwest. To go on a group outing it was required for each member...

The New 10 Essentials

Kurt Gray

The ‘Ten Essentials’ was originally a list compiled in the 1930s by mountaineering clubs in the Pacific Northwest. To go on a group outing it was required for each member...

Inside the Box Canyon: An Interview with Erik Dalton, the Owner of Jagged Edge Mountain Gear

Inside the Box Canyon: An Interview with Erik D...

Madeleine Balestrier

Nestled under the peaks of the San Juan Mountains, Telluride, Colorado, is a transient seasonal destination for many, but Jagged Edge Mountain Gear has withstood 30 years on Colorado Avenue. ...

Inside the Box Canyon: An Interview with Erik D...

Madeleine Balestrier

Nestled under the peaks of the San Juan Mountains, Telluride, Colorado, is a transient seasonal destination for many, but Jagged Edge Mountain Gear has withstood 30 years on Colorado Avenue. ...