How do you put this thing in reverse? Heavy traffic in Kaokoveld, Namibia
We've learned a lot in a quarter-century of roaming the planet. This month, to kick off Outside's silver anniversary, we've chosen 25 bold, epic, soul-nourishing experiences that every true adventurer must seek outfrom the relatively plush and classic to the cutting-edge and hard-core. All that's left for you is the easy part: GET OUT THERE
Exotic Places Made Me Do It
Our resident gadabout's cri de coeur to get you off your duff and out chasing your dreams.
BY TIM CAHILL
1-3 Follow in the Footsteps of Greatness, Make a First Ascent, Get Lost in Your Own Backyard
4-6 Live a South Seas Fantasy, Track Big Game on Safari, Scare Yourself Witless on a Class V River
7-9 See the World from Behind Bars, Journey to the Ends of the Earth, Paddle with the Whales
10-12 Free Your Soul on a Pilgrimage, Explore Majestic Canyons, Help Save an Endangered Species
13-15 Master the Art of the F-Stop, Ski Infinite Backcountry, Take an Epic Trek
Nomads Have More Fun
Get out, get wild, with these 53 awe-inspiring, soul-soaring journeys.
The Man Who Knocked the Bastard Off
Edmund Hillary, a self-described "average bloke," made one of the 20th-century's landmark feats seem properly human and straightforward.