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Best of Adventure
The year's best achievements, gear, destinations, and more.
Logo: Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth
The ADVENTURE Ratings
Search through 157 top-rated adventure tour operators.
Logo: 50 Best Adventure Towns
Best Places to Live
We've found the next top adventure towns.
Logo: Best New Trips
25 Best New Trips
Presenting the world's best new adventure travel tours.
Photo: Ecolodge
50 Top Ecolodges
Find your perfect eco-escape.
October 2008
Is K2 the New Everest?
A climbing catastrophe hits the world's second highest peak.
More Special Reports
Chile
Chile: Fallout on the Fu
After a major volcanic eruption, what will become of South America’s top whitewater river?
Everest
Everest Gets Torched
How the Olympics ruined a peaceful spring at the top of the world.
North Pole
North Pole: Those Wily Russians!
How an adventure trip became a minor international incident.
Kenya
Kenya's Road to Recovery
When violence flared in Kenya last December, tourist areas were largely unaffected, but tourism took a downturn.
Water Bottles
Your Water Bottle IS Dangerous
If your water bottle is made of polycarbonate plastic, it could be hazardous to your health.
Outwardbound
A Death at Outward Bound
After heatstroke claims a student in Utah's Canyon Country, the institution faces America's shrinking tolerance for risk.
Steve Fossett
The Search For Steve Fossett
What went wrong in the record-setting search for Steve Fossett.

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