Outdoors - The Durango Herald

Risky retrieval of Everest bodies raises climbers’ concern

KATHMANDU, Nepal – The Indian man wept as a helicopter landed in Nepal’s capital carrying the body of his brother, one of hundreds of climbers who have died while attempting to climb Mount E...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Purgatory to offer summer nature tours

Free nature tours will be offered 9:45 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting June 6, at Purgatory Resort, 1 Skier Place. Naturalists will give tours and talk about loca...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Trails 2000 to hold trail-work weekend

Trails 2000 will hold a trail-work camping event to work on its adopted section of the Colorado Trail during Colorado trail work weekend, June 23-25. The 19.1-mile section, from Junction Cre...

DATE: May 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Major sponsor pulls support from Alaska’s Iditarod race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The world’s most famous sled dog race has lost a major backer, and Alaska race officials are blaming animal rights organizations for pressuring corporate sponsors outside...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Hardrock 100 champion Kilian Jornet summits Mount Everest

Spaniard summits without oxygen, fixed ropes

DATE: May 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Twin Buttes, singular experience

Popular Durango recreation area offers immense open space

DATE: May 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Public invited to attend Ewing Mesa project meeting

Community members are encouraged to attend and provide their input at the Ewing Mesa master-plan public meeting, scheduled 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 30 at Escalante Middle School, 141 Baker Lane...

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Next Durango Green Drinks scheduled

Garden Project of Southwest Colorado will host the next Durango Green Drinks gathering from 5 to 6:45 p.m. May 25 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. All are welcome to attend t...

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Volunteers sought for Ride the Rockies

Trails 2000 is currently seeking volunteers to help sell beer at the Ride the Rockies event June 12 at Buckley Park, and June 13 at the railroad depot. All proceeds from beer sale...

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Yampa River canoe trip offered in June

San Juan Mountains Association, in coordination with Centennial Canoe, will hold a canoe trip, and fundraiser, on the Yampa River June 17-19. Fort Lewis College professor of histo...

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Big Picture Classic disc-golf tournament has big turnout

Directors have high hopes for annual benefit

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

San Juan Mountain Association to clean up McPhee Reservoir

San Juan Mountains Association, in partnership with San Juan National Forest, will host a shoreline cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 20 in the Sage Hen area at McPhee Reservoir. ...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors