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Quiz
Hillary
Test Your Adventure IQ
Challenge yourself with our year-in-review quiz.
Photography
Steinmetz
Africa's Eye in the Sky
Take a paraglider ride with aerial photographer George Steinmetz.
Gear
Retail Map
Find a Gear Expert
Gear up with our Retail Advisory Board, including 34 of the nation's top retailers. Plus: See their favorite gear.
Archive
Andrew Skurka
Adventurers of the Year 2007
Discover what last year's honorees are doing now.
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Adventures of the Year
Adventures of the Year
Fourteen people who dreamed big, pushed their limits, and made our year.
Must-Have Gear
Must-Have Gear
The future is here: a camera that knows if you blinked, ski gloves that detect impact, a cell phone that reads handwriting, and other gizmos that might be smarter than their users.
Year-in-Review Quiz
Year-in-Review Quiz
Think you're a real adventurer? Take our year-in-review quiz to find out.
Hall of Fame: Rick Ridgeway
Hall of Fame: Rick Ridgeway
From prisoner of Panama to power broker: Why Rick Ridgeway traded a life on the edge for a chance to reinvent the wilderness.
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Photo: Ecolodge
50 Top Ecolodges
Find your perfect eco-escape.
Illustration: Compass
Best of Adventure
The year's best achievements, gear, destinations, and more.
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Best Places to Live
We've found the next top adventure towns.
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25 Best New Trips
Presenting the world's best new adventure travel tours.
Photo: Book
Everyday Survival
How to survive (almost) anything.
Photo: Hiker
Favorite Hikes
Take a hike on one of our top trails.
Photo: Yosemite
Best of the Parks
We've found the most scenic spots in the national parks.
Photo: Cheetah
Travel Directory
Browse our Travel Directory of outfitters highlighted in ADVENTURE.
Photo: Backpack
Free Adventure Info!
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Photo: Gusave picture
Gustave the Killer Croc
The true story of Gustave, the man-eating crocodile.

The ADVENTURE Blog
The ADVENTURE Blog
Read our reports and tips, then share your comments.
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Topo! Explorer
Topo! Explorer
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World Music
World Music
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