Allow us to introduce the outstanding individuals who made our year in adventure with their remarkable achievements in exploration, conservation, and adventure sports. Click on a candidate's name or picture to access in-depth profiles. Each embodies a unique spirit of adventure.
Our voting for the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year has now ended. We will announce the winner on February 28, 2012.
Features
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Meet the Adventurers
Allow us to introduce the year's most exciting adventurers, including a young surfer breaking boundaries, a snowboarder redefining big-mountain descents, and eight more incredible feats. Read profiles and interviews.
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Photo Gallery
See photos of our Adventurers of the Year in action, from summiting an 8,000-meter peak in winter to biking industrial Scotland to climbing Everest, paragliding down, and paddling to the sea, and more.
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First Woman Mountaineer on World's Tallest Peaks
See photos of 2011 People's Choice Adventurer of the Year Edurne Pasaban on the summits of the world's tallest mountains.
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Gear of the Year 2011 - Fall/Winter
Check out our roundup of the most innovative gear of the season. Stay warmer longer, while going farther faster. Have more fun. Stay safer. Bike everywhere.
