Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryan O'Donaghue; (photo/First Descents) For nearly 25 years, Colorado nonprofit First Descents has taken cancer survivors on free ...

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 ...

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I never imagined I would whitewater kayak in the middle of Oregon. But a breast cancer diagnosis in 2019 changed everything. My disease hijacked my physical and emotional well-being. I had a bilateral ...

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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First Descents annual 80's Ski Party is one of the raddest, most excellent parties of the year. So rad, that they're bringing the party to San Francisco this year. Relive the greatest decade of ski ...

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 ...