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December 2009/January 2010
The Best of Adventure 2010
ADVENTURE presents the new Adventurers of the Year, must-have gear, and the Hall of Fame honoree.

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Features + Departments
Tabin
Hall of Fame
Geoff Tabin wants to cure preventable blindness—everywhere on Earth.
Boa White
Adventurers of the Year
Adventurers of the Year: Allow us to introduce the outstanding individuals who made our year in adventure.
Road Bike
Must-Have Gear
Twenty-six new products guaranteed to raise your game.
Vonn
High Performance: Ski Training
Lindsey Vonn, downhill racing, and the secret path to Olympic gold. (Or: Why the Swedes never win.)
Weekends
Next Weekend
Snowkite uphill in Idaho, ride Midwest waves, and OD on adventure at the Whistler Film Fest, plus 15 more escapes.
Texas
Wild Roads: Texas
Dive desert springs, bomb Big Bend singletrack—but watch your step with the rattlers.
Peru
World Class: Lodges + Escapes
Three far-flung retreats take "going local" to new extremes.
Argentina
The Big Trip: Argentina Uncorked
From Patagonia to Buenos Aires, Argentina's on sale. (That means Malbec is cheap.) Go now.
Watches
Gear: Watches
Just another pretty face? Hardly. This season's analog watches perform even better than they look.
Printer
Digital Adventure: Portable Printers
Instant images anywhere: a look at three new portable photo printers.
Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Charging for search and rescue could mean paying with your life.
Biking
Photo Gallery: Sights Unseen
See stunning adventure photographs from around the globe.