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ATLAS OF ADVENTURE

Introduction 5 The Cook Islands 94 Lithuania 174 Papua New Guinea 228 Toga 287 How to use this book 6 Costa Rica 95 Luxembourg 174 Paraguay 229 Tonga 287 Guide to symbols 6 Côte d’Ivoire 98 Peru 230 Turkey 288 Glossary 7 Croatia 99 Philippines 233 Turkmenistan 290 Cuba 102 Poland 234 Tuvalu 290 Cyprus 102 hHonduras 132 Portugal 235 Czech Republic 103 Hungary 133 mMacedonia 175 Madagascar 176 Malawi 178 AAfghanistan 10 Malaysia 179 uUganda 291 Albania 11 182 rRéunion Island 237 Ukraine 291 Andorra 12 dDenmark 104 iIceland 134 Malta 182 Romania 238 292 Angola 12 India 137 Mauritius 183 Russia 239 293 Antarctica 13 Indonesia 141 Mexico 184 Rwanda 241 United States 305 Argentina 16 Iran 145 Micronesia 189 Uruguay 324 Armenia 22 Ireland 147 Mongolia 191 Uzbekistan 324 Australia 23 Israel & the Palestinian Montenegro 193 Austria Territories 150 Morocco 41 eEcuador 105 195 Italy Azerbaijan 44 107 151 Mozambique 197 El Salvador 108 Myanmar (Burma) 198 sSamoa 243 Estonia 109 San Marino 244 Ethiopia 110 São Tomé & Príncipe 244 vVanuatu 325 Senegal 245 Venezuela 326 Serbia 246 Vietnam 327 BBelgium 45 jJamaica 157 Seychelles 247 Belize 46 Japan 158 nNamibia 200 Slovakia 248 Bhutan 48 Jordan 164 Nepal 203 Slovenia 250 Bolivia 49 fFiji 111 The Netherlands 207 254 Bosnia & Herzegovina 51 Finland 112 New Zealand 208 South Korea 168 Botswana 52 France 113 220 Spain 261 zZambia 330 Brazil 53 French Guiana 121 Nigeria 221 Sri Lanka 267 Zimbabwe 331 Bulgaria 56 Niue 221 Suriname 268 Burkina Faso 57 kKazakhstan 165 Norway 222 Swaziland 268 Kenya 166 Sweden 269 Index 332 Kiribiti 168 Switzerland 272 Acknowledgements 336 Kyrgyzstan 169 gGabon 121 The Gambia 121 cCambodia 58 oOman 225 Georgia 122 Cameroon 61 123 Canada 62 tTahiti & French Polynesia 278 Ghana 127 Canary Islands 77 128 lLaos 170 Taiwan 279 Caribbean Islands 79 Greenland 129 Latvia 172 Tajikstan 279 81 Guatemala 130 Lebanon 172 Tanzania 280 China 86 Guinea 131 Lesotho 173 Pakistanp 226 Thailand 282 Colombia 90 Guyana 131 Liechtenstein 173 Panama 227 Tibet 285

2 3 introduction ou never forget the first time that you may never have previously considered visiting. you clamber into a sea , A few island regions – notably the Caribbean – have fasten the spraydeck over your lap been tackled collectively. Y and set off on your maiden voyage The pursuits in the Atlas of Adventure range from on the open water, sensing the hiking, biking and snorkelling to more adrenalin- implacable power beneath your narrow craft and charged experiences that will require some tuition working with it rather against it. The same is true before you try them – but our intention is to offer for embarking on any new activity or adventure in ideas for accessible activities for first-timers. the great outdoors, whether that’s clipping into a However, we have also included profiles of iconic harness for a first lesson on scaling rock events and interviews with inspiring personalities walls, or packing some provisions and pedalling from the outdoor sports world to show what might away on a bicycle towards a distant horizon. be possible with a bit of practice. It’s easy to be There are numerous ways of exploring our awe- intimidated by seemingly extreme feats but even inspiring planet via land, sea or air, and the Atlas the boldest biker, kayaker or mountaineer began of Adventure aims to introduce as many of them somewhere and often the first step is simply as possible in more than 150 countries around the deciding to try a new experience, one that might world. We tracked down our most adventure-loving lie slightly outside your comfort zone, and giving experts, wherever they happened to be, and asked it a go. Although we would urge all fledgling them to share their tips for the best places to try all adventurers to seek expert tuition and equipment the activities listed overleaf. This book is the result: advice from accredited operators! an alphabetically ordered romp around the globe, A desire for adventure is present in every traveller. highlighting the best outdoor pursuits you can And research has shown that learning a new skill enjoy in each country. We’ll take you climbing in or technique – whether that’s how to make a Thailand, in America and clean paddle stroke in a kayak or clear a difficult along the south coast of Britain. We’ve included descent on a mountain bike – is what helps keep everywhere it’s currently feasible to set your our brains young and our bodies healthy. So pack Canoeing in La Mauricie National intrepid foot, exploring the less trafficked corners your passport and your compass for a thrilling and Park, Quebec, Canada

© Tom Robinson / Lonely Robinson Planet © Tom of popular spots and venturing to far-flung places rejuvenating journey around the world.

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Hiking the Routeburn track in Fiordland National Park, Glossary of Adventure Terms New Zealand Descending a using a to on off-piste, backcountry terrain, often braking device. performing tricks. Bikepacking Cycle touring but on a Gorge scrambling (sometimes without ). mountain bike. Hardtail Mountain bike with front suspension only, as Free solo rockclimbing (without ropes or other opposed to a dual or full-suspension bike equipment) on large boulders rather than a vertical rock face, Heliskiing Skiing or snowboarding after being dropped off by usually with crash pads to protect the landing. a helicopter. Canyoneering The US term for canyoning (exploring a gorge Kloofing Canyoning in South Africa. or , sometimes with ropes, often tracing a waterway). Long-period swells Sets of waves that have travelled great

Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee CatAdventureCycling skiing Races SkiingBaseMountain Jumping (or Biking / Skydiving boarding) in CanoeingremoteBungee areas madeKayakingCycling distancesMountain Biking and offer goodCanoeing surf. accessible with the use of a snowcat Long riding Big-distance horse riding. Combination of scrambling, wild MTB A common abbreviation for mountain biking. and free around the tidal zone of a coast. Parahawking combined with falconry. without scuba gear. Rappelling See abseiling. Glade skiing Off-piste alpine or backcountry skiing through Singletrack Tight, twisty and often technical section of trees. Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydivingrunning, ridingBungee or trail.Cycling Mountain Biking Canoeing Kayaking

Caving Climbing / / / Diving /Rock Scuba face forDuneCliff climbing. boarding Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / SnorkelingAdventureHigh-lining /Races Diving / Scuba Base JumpingDune / Skydivingboarding MountainBungeeGliding onCyclingHigh-lining peaks over 2000mMountain Biking in Canoeing Kayaking Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Crag Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Deep-water soloing (DWS) Rockclimbing unroped above height. water, usually on sea cliffs, but sometimes above or lakes. using permanently fixed Dirt-bagging Living cheap, by any means possible, in order anchors. Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Cycling Mountainto prolong Biking anAdventure adventure RacesCanoeing experience.Base Jumping / SkydivingKayaking Bungee CyclingSUP Stand-upMountain , Biking Canoeing where people useKayaking a paddle to Free soloing Climbing without ropes or propel a large . Adventure Races Caving Base JumpingAdventure / Skydiving Races Cliff Jumping BaseBungee Jumping /Climbing Skydiving / Mountaineering / CyclingBungeeSnorkeling / Diving / ScubaMountain BikingCycling boarding CanoeingMountain Biking Gliding KayakingCanoeing High-lining Kayaking other protection. Trad ClimbingCanyoning / Coasteering / Ice When rockclimbers place their own Hiking Horseriding Kitesurfing HikingMisc. MotorbikingHorseriding KitesurfingRafting SailingMisc. Motorbiking Sailing Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / Diving / Scuba Dune boarding Gliding High-lining Freeride A discipline of mountain biking using stunts protection (anchors)Canyoning / Coasteering while / Ice ascending. and obstacles on steep and technical trails. Also applies XC Cross-country mountain biking.

Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Cycling Mountain Biking Canoeing Kayaking Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / Diving / Scuba Dune boarding Caving Gliding Cliff Jumping High-lining Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / Diving / Scuba AdventureAdventure Races RacesDune boarding Base JumpingBase Jumping / Skydiving / SkydivingGliding BungeeBungee High-lining CyclingCycling MountainMountain Biking Biking CanoeingCanoeing KayakingKayaking Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

AdventureAdventure Races Races Base JumpingBase Jumping / Skydiving / SkydivingAdventure Races BungeeBungee Base Jumping / SkydivingCyclingCycling Bungee MountainMountain Biking Biking Cycling CanoeingCanoeing Mountain Biking KayakingKayaking Canoeing Kayaking Caving Hiking Cliff JumpingCaving Horseriding Climbing / MountaineeringCliff Jumping / Kitesurfing SnorkelingClimbing / Diving / Mountaineering / Scuba Misc./ SnorkelingDune boarding / Diving / ScubaMotorbiking GlidingDune boarding Rafting High-liningGliding Sailing High-lining Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Adventure Races Base JumpingAdventure / Skydiving Races BaseBungee Jumping / Skydiving CyclingBungee Mountain CyclingBiking CanoeingMountain Biking KayakingCanoeing Kayaking Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing GuideSurfingSkiing SnowboardingSwimmingto symbolsWindsurfingSnowshoeing HikingZipSurfing Lines HorseridingSwimming KitesurfingWindsurfing Misc.Zip Lines Motorbiking Rafting Sailing

Hiking AdventureHorseriding Races AdventureBase Races JumpingKitesurfing / Skydiving Base Jumping / SkydivingBungeeMisc. Bungee CyclingMotorbiking CyclingHikingMountain BikingRaftingCaving MountainHorseriding BikingCanoeingCliffSailing Jumping CanoeingKitesurfingClimbingKayaking / AdventureMountaineering Races / KayakingMisc.SnorkelingBase /Jumping Diving / / ScubaCaving SkydivingCaving Motorbiking Dune boardingBungeeCliff JumpingCliff Jumping Rafting GlidingClimbingCyclingClimbing / Mountaineering / Mountaineering /Sailing / High-liningMountainSnorkelingSnorkeling Biking / Diving / Diving / Scuba / Scuba CanoeingDune boardingDune boarding KayakingGlidingGliding High-liningHigh-lining Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice CanyoningCanyoning / Coasteering / Coasteering / Ice / Ice

AdventureAdventure Races Races Base BaseJumping Jumping / Skydiving / Skydiving BungeeBungee CyclingCycling MountainMountain Biking Biking CanoeingCanoeing KayakingKayaking CavingCavingHiking SkiingCliff JumpingCliff JumpingHorseridingHikingCavingClimbingSnowboardingClimbing / Mountaineering / MountaineeringKitesurfingHorseriding / Cliff / JumpingSnorkelingSnowshoeingSnorkeling / Diving / Diving/ ScubaMisc.Climbing /Kitesurfing Scuba / MountaineeringSurfingDune / boardingDune boardingMotorbikingSnorkelingMisc. / Diving Swimming/ ScubaGlidingGlidingRaftingMotorbikingDune boardingWindsurfingHigh-liningHigh-liningSailingRaftingGliding Zip Lines SailingHigh-lining CanyoningCanyoning / Coasteering / Coasteering / Ice / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee 4WD CyclingAdventureAdventure Races Races MountainBaseBASE JumpingBase Biking jumping/ Jumping / Skydiving / SkydivingAdventure Races CanoeingCanoeingBungeeBungeeBase Jumping / SkydivingCavingKayakingCyclingCycling BungeeClimbing &Mountain Mountain Biking CyclingBiking Cycling (road CanoeingCanoeingStand-upMountain Biking WildKayakingKayaking swimmingCanoeing Kayaking Ice skating 4WD AbseilingIce skating ParaglidingTrail running Caving Stand-upSkiing 4WDPaddleboardCliff JumpingCaving SnowboardingAbseilingClimbing / MountaineeringCliff Jumping / SnowshoeingParaglidingSnorkelingClimbing / Diving / Mountaineering / Scuba Stand-up/ PaddleboardSnorkelingDune boarding / Diving / ScubaSwimming GlidingDune boarding High-liningGliding Zip Lines High-lining (four-wheel driving) skydiving Canyoningmountaineering / Coasteering / Ice biking/touring)Canyoning / Coasteering /paddleboarding Ice (including bouldering)

Skiing CavingSnowboarding Caving Cliff JumpingSnowshoeing Cliff JumpingClimbing / MountaineeringSurfing / Climbing / MountaineeringSnorkeling / DivingSwimming / / Scuba Snorkeling / DivingSkiingDune / Scuba boardingWindsurfingHiking Dune boardingSnowboardingGlidingHorseridingZip Lines GlidingSnowshoeingHigh-liningKitesurfingCaving High-liningSurfing Misc.Cliff JumpingHikingHiking SwimmingClimbingMotorbiking / MountaineeringHorseridingHorseriding / WindsurfingSnorkelingRafting / DivingKitesurfingKitesurfing / Scuba Zip Lines SailingDune boardingMisc. Misc. GlidingMotorbikingMotorbiking High-liningRaftingRafting SailingSailing Canyoning / Coasteering / IceCanyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

Adventure Races Base Jumping / SkydivingDiving & snorkellingBungee Dune boarding/ Cycling Hiking MountainHorse Biking riding CanoeingIce skating KayakingKayaking Kitesurfing Surfing Wind surfing CavingCaving Cliff JumpingCliff Jumping ClimbingClimbing / Mountaineering / Mountaineering / / SnorkelingSnorkeling / Diving / Diving / Scuba / Scuba DuneDune boarding boarding HikingHiking GlidingSkiingGliding HorseridingHorseridingSnowboardingHigh-liningHigh-liningSkiingHiking Ice skatingKitesurfingKitesurfingSnowshoeingSnowboardingHorseridingTrail runningMisc. Misc. SurfingSnowshoeingKitesurfing 4WDMotorbikingMotorbikingSwimmingSurfingMisc. AbseilingRaftingRaftingWindsurfingSwimmingMotorbikingParaglidingSailingSailingZip LinesWindsurfingRaftingStand-up Paddleboard Zip LinesSailing CanyoningCanyoning / Coasteering / Coasteering / Ice / Ice volcano surfing

Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / DivingCaving / ScubaCaving Dune boardingCliff JumpingCliff Jumping CavingHiking ClimbingGlidingClimbing / Mountaineering / MountaineeringCliff / JumpingHorseriding / HikingSnorkelingHigh-liningSnorkeling / Diving /Climbing Diving / Scuba / Scuba/ MountaineeringKitesurfingHorseriding / Dune boardingDune boardingSnorkeling / DivingMisc.Kitesurfing / Scuba GlidingGliding Dune boardingMotorbikingMisc. High-liningHigh-lining GlidingRaftingMotorbiking High-liningSailingRafting Sailing Ice skating Trail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice CanyoningCanyoning / Coasteering / Coasteering / Ice / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

Mountain biking Paragliding Rafting Running Sailing Skiing Snowboarding Trekking (overnight Ziplining Adventure Races HikingBase Jumping / Skydiving Hiking Horseriding Bungee Horseriding Kitesurfing Cycling Kitesurfing Misc. Mountain Biking Misc. MotorbikingSkiingCanoeing Motorbiking RaftingSnowboardingKayaking Rafting SailingSnowshoeingHiking Sailing SurfingHorseriding SwimmingKitesurfing WindsurfingMisc. Zip MotorbikingLines Rafting© Philip Lee Harvey / Lonely Planet Sailing Ice skating Trail running 4WD (includingAbseiling Paragliding Ice skatingStand-up Paddleboard (trail/road)Trail running 4WD SkiingSkiing Abseiling SnowboardingSnowboardingParagliding& harderSnowshoeing hiking)SnowshoeingStand-up Paddleboard SurfingSurfing SwimmingSwimming WindsurfingWindsurfing Zip LinesZip Lines bikepacking)

Hiking Horseriding Kitesurfing Misc. Motorbiking Rafting Sailing Hiking Horseriding Caving Kitesurfing Cliff Jumping Misc.Climbing / Mountaineering / MotorbikingSnorkeling / Diving / ScubaSkiingSkiing Rafting Dune boardingSnowboardingSnowboardingIce skatingSailing SkiingGliding SnowshoeingSnowshoeingTrail runningIce skatingSnowboardingHigh-lining SurfingSurfing 4WDTrail runningSnowshoeing SwimmingSwimmingAbseiling4WDSurfing WindsurfingWindsurfingParaglidingAbseilingSwimming Zip LinesZipStand-up Lines PaddleboardParaglidingWindsurfing Stand-up PaddleboardZip Lines Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

Hiking Horseriding Kitesurfing Misc.HikingHiking MotorbikingHorseridingHorseriding Hiking Skiing RaftingKitesurfingKitesurfing HorseridingSnowboardingSkiingSailingMisc. Misc. KitesurfingSnowshoeingSnowboardingMotorbikingMotorbiking Misc.SurfingSnowshoeing RaftingRafting MotorbikingSwimmingSurfing SailingSailing RaftingWindsurfingSwimming SailingZip LinesWindsurfing Zip Lines 6 7

Caving Skiing Cliff Jumping Skiing SnowboardingClimbing / MountaineeringSnowboarding / SnowshoeingSnorkeling / Diving / ScubaSnowshoeing SurfingDune boarding Surfing Swimming Gliding Swimming WindsurfingIce skatingHigh-lining Windsurfing Zip LinesTrail runningSkiing Zip Lines 4WDSnowboarding AbseilingSnowshoeingIce skatingIce skating ParaglidingSurfingTrail runningTrail running Stand-up PaddleboardSwimming4WD 4WD WindsurfingAbseilingAbseiling Zip LinesParaglidingParagliding Stand-upStand-up Paddleboard Paddleboard Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

SkiingSkiing SnowboardingSnowboarding Hiking SnowshoeingSnowshoeingHorseriding SurfingSurfing Kitesurfing SwimmingSwimming Misc. WindsurfingWindsurfing MotorbikingIce skatingIce skatingZip LinesZip Lines Rafting Trail runningTrail running Ice skatingSailing 4WD 4WD Trail running AbseilingAbseiling 4WD ParaglidingParagliding Abseiling Stand-upStand-up Paddleboard Paddleboard Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard

Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing SurfingSkiingSkiing SwimmingSnowboardingSnowboarding Skiing WindsurfingSnowshoeingSnowshoeingSnowboardingIce skating Zip LinesSurfingSurfing SnowshoeingTrail runningIce skating SwimmingSwimming Surfing4WDTrail runningWindsurfingWindsurfing SwimmingAbseiling4WD Zip LinesZip Lines WindsurfingParaglidingAbseiling Stand-upZip Lines PaddleboardParagliding Stand-up Paddleboard

Hiking Horseriding Ice skatingKitesurfing Ice skating Trail running Misc. Trail running 4WD Motorbiking 4WD Abseiling Rafting Abseiling Paragliding Sailing ParaglidingStand-up Paddleboard Stand-up Paddleboard Ice skating Trail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard

Ice skatingIce skating Skiing Trail runningTrail runningSnowboarding 4WD4WD Snowshoeing AbseilingAbseiling Surfing ParaglidingParagliding Swimming Stand-upStand-up Paddleboard PaddleboardWindsurfing Zip Lines

Ice skating Trail running 4WD AbseilingIce skatingIce skating ParaglidingTrail runningTrail running Ice skatingStand-up Paddleboard4WD 4WD Trail running AbseilingAbseiling 4WD ParaglidingParagliding Abseiling Stand-upStand-up Paddleboard PaddleboardParagliding Stand-up Paddleboard

Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Surfing Swimming Windsurfing Zip Lines

Ice skating Trail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard

Ice skating Trail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard ARCTIC OCEAN

adventure Greenland

Beyond its busy For an urban cities, Japan’s Iceland adventure, brilliant highlights paddle or ice- backcountry Sweden skate around Norway Finland offering ranges top 10 Stockholm’s from skiing archipelago, Canada to hiking and and on biking. the islands. Russia Way out west, Moab in Utah attracts many mountain bikers, but don’t Kazakhstan miss the Sierra Nevada’s trails. see inset Mongolia

Georgia Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan North U.S.A. Turkmenistan Turkey Armenia Tajikistan Korea Sea kayaking NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN China South Japan Syria around British Tunisia Korea Lebanon Iraq Afghanistan Columbia’s Bermuda Madeira Israel Iran Haida Gwaii, Morocco Jordan 50km south Kuwait Algeria of Alaska, is Pakistan Nepal Bhutan Libya Egypt NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN sensational. Qatar Mexico Bahamas W. Sahara Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates India Bangladesh Taiwan NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Cuba Myanmar Belize Mauritania JamaicaHaiti Dominican Rep. Mali Laos Guatemala Cape Verde Niger N. Mariana Is. Caribbean Senegal Chad Sudan Eritrea Yemen Honduras Thailand Philippines Gambia Cambodia Guam El SalvadorNicaragua Guinea-Bissau Burkina Djibouti Costa Rica Guinea Faso Vietnam Marshall Is. Benin Somaliland Micronesia Sierra Leone Nigeria Ethiopia Panama Venezuela Ghana Sri Lanka Côte d’Ivoire Central S. Sudan Palau Micronesia Liberia To go Cameroon African Rep. Brunei Colombia GuyanaSuriname Somalia Maldives Malaysia Sao Tome Malaysia French Guiana & Principe Uganda Singapore Kiribati Kenya Gabon Congo Nauru Ecuador Rwanda Indonesia Kiribati Dive at dawn, Dem. Rep. Burundi A fast-growing Congo Seychelles then ascend Tanzania adventure Papua New Guinea into Ecuador’s Ascension travel hotspot, Timor-Leste Solomon Is. Tokelau Avenue of the Peru Sri Lanka has Volcanoes for Brazil Comoros Angola superb surfing more explosive Malawi Mayotte Samoa Zambia and divine American Samoa adventures. Saint Helena diving. Vanuatu Fr. Polynesia Bolivia Mozambique Fiji Niue Zimbabwe Madagascar Mauritius Tonga Cook Is. Reunion New Caledonia Botswana Paraguay Pitcairn Is. Australia Easter I. Swaziland INDIAN OCEAN South AfricaLesotho SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN Uruguay Norway Finland Chile Argentina EUROPE Sweden SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Estonia Latvia New Denmark Zealand Lithuania Chile’s Torres Try kloofing in United Australia’s del Paine is South Africa’s Kingdom hiking and incredible Netherlands Belarus an adventure Ireland Poland running trails , then playground for Belgium Germany traverse a explore the hikers, bikers, Czech Rep. rich diversity climbers and Drakensberg by Luxembourg Ukraine of terrain, kayakers. bike or foot. Slovakia from alpine France Austria Hungary Moldova to desert. Switzerland Slovenia Croatia Romania Besides its Bosnia-Hercegovina alpine offerings, Italy Serbia France also Andorra Montenegro Bulgaria Corsica Kosovo features the Albania Macedonia world’s best Spain bouldering, at Portugal © Matt Munro | Lonely Planet © Don Johnston; Kseniya | Lonely© Matt Munro Planet © Don Kseniya Johnston; Ragozina; George Brits | Getty Images, © Lena Granefelt | Photography; Henn © Photos Alamy / LonelyAurora © Planet, | Getty Danilovich Andrey Images, © Chris Ord Turkey SOUTHERN OCEAN Fontainebleau. Greece Malta Cyprus

8 Antarctica 9 Antarctica Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Cycling Mountain Biking Canoeing AdventureKayaking Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Cycling Mountain Biking Canoeing Kayaking

Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / Diving / Scuba Dune boarding Gliding CavingHigh-lining Cliff Jumping Climbing / MountaineeringAdventure / RacesAdventureSnorkeling Races /Base Diving Jumping / Scuba /Base Skydiving Jumping / SkydivingDune boarding Bungee Bungee Gliding Cycling Cycling High-liningMountain BikingMountain Biking Canoeing Canoeing Kayaking Kayaking Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

Hiking Horseriding KitesurfingAdventure Races Misc.Base Jumping / Skydiving Motorbiking Bungee Adventure RacesRafting Cycling Base Jumping / SkydivingHikingSailing Mountain Biking BungeeHorseriding Canoeing CyclingKitesurfing CavingKayaking CavingMountain BikingMisc. Cliff Jumping Cliff JumpingCanoeingMotorbikingClimbing / MountaineeringClimbing / Mountaineering / KayakingRaftingSnorkeling / / DivingSnorkeling / Scuba / Diving / ScubaSailing Dune boardingDune boarding Gliding Gliding High-lining High-lining Canyoning / CoasteeringCanyoning / / Ice Coasteering / Ice

167°E 168°E 169°E 170°E 171°E 172°E Cape North Cape 175°E 176°E 177°E 178°E 179°E Reinga Great 174°E Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Caving Surfing CliffAdventure Jumping Races SwimmingClimbingBase /Jumping Mountaineering / Skydiving /Caving WindsurfingSnorkeling / DivingBungee / ScubaCliff JumpingSkiingZip Lines Dune boardingCyclingClimbing / MountaineeringSnowboarding / MountainGliding Snorkeling Biking / DivingSnowshoeing / Scuba HikingHigh-liningCanoeingHikingDune boardingSurfing HorseridingKayakingHorseridingGlidingSwimmingKitesurfing KitesurfingHigh-liningWindsurfing Misc. Misc. Zip Lines Motorbiking Motorbiking Rafting Rafting Sailing Sailing Exhibition Bay CanyoningATLAS / Coasteering / Ice OF ADVENTURECanyoning / Coasteering / Ice Bay of Kaitaia Islands 35°S Russell S O U T H Opononi P A C I F I C Whangarei O C E A N Adventure Races Adventure RacesBase Jumping / SkydivingBase Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Bungee Cycling Cycling Mountain Biking MountainAdventure Biking RacesCanoeing BaseCanoeing Jumping / SkydivingKayaking KayakingBungee Cycling Mountain Biking Canoeing Kayaking Northland Ice skating Trail running Hiking 4WD HorseridingCaving Abseiling KitesurfingCliff Jumping Hiking ParaglidingClimbingMisc. / MountaineeringHorseriding /Stand-up PaddleboardSnorkelingMotorbiking / Diving / ScubaKitesurfingIce skating DuneRafting boarding Misc.Trail running SkiingSailingGliding SkiingMotorbiking4WD SnowboardingHigh-liningSnowboardingRaftingAbseiling Snowshoeing SnowshoeingSailingParagliding Surfing SurfingStand-up PaddleboardSwimming Swimming Windsurfing Windsurfing Zip Lines Zip Lines Hen & Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Chicken Dargaville Islands Great Barrier Island Kaipara Harbour Hauraki Gulf

Caving Caving Cliff Jumping Cliff JumpingClimbing / MountaineeringSkiingClimbing / / MountaineeringSnorkeling / / DivingSnowboarding / HikingScubaSnorkeling / Diving / ScubaDune boardingSnowshoeingHorseridingDune boardingSkiingCaving Gliding SurfingKitesurfing GlidingSnowboardingCliff JumpingHigh-liningSwimmingMisc. ClimbingHigh-liningSnowshoeing / MountaineeringWindsurfing / MotorbikingSnorkelingSurfing / Diving / Scuba Zip LinesRafting SwimmingDune boarding Ice skatingSailingIce skatingWindsurfingGliding Trail running Trail runningZip High-liningLines 4WD 4WD Abseiling Abseiling Paragliding Paragliding Stand-up PaddleboardStand-up Paddleboard Canyoning / CoasteeringCanyoning / Ice / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Auckland Coromandel Peninsula 37°S

T A S M A N Bay of Te Araroa Hamilton Plenty Hiking Hiking Horseriding Horseriding Kitesurfing Kitesurfing Misc. Ice skatingSkiing Misc. MotorbikingTrailSnowboarding running MotorbikingHiking Rafting Snowshoeing4WD RaftingIceHorseriding skating SailingAbseilingSurfing SailingTrailKitesurfing running ParaglidingSwimming 4WDMisc. Stand-upWindsurfing Paddleboard AbseilingMotorbiking Zip Lines ParaglidingRafting Stand-up PaddleboardSailing S E A

Rotorua 38°S

Taupo New Lake Gisborne Skiing Skiing Snowboarding Snowboarding Snowshoeing Snowshoeing Surfing Surfing Swimming Ice skating SwimmingSkiing WindsurfingTrail runningWindsurfingSnowboardingZip Lines 4WD Zip LinesSnowshoeing Abseiling Surfing Paragliding Swimming Stand-up Paddleboard Windsurfing Zip Lines Plymouth Taupo Whanganui Mt Taranaki National Park Tongariro National Park New 39°S (Mt Egmont) Hawke (2518m) Mt Ruapehu (2797m) Bay

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Ice skating Ice skating Trail running Trail running 4WD 4WD Abseiling Abseiling Paragliding ParaglidingIce skatingStand-up PaddleboardStand-up PaddleboardTrail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard Whanganui Palmerston 40°S North Marlborough Zealand Sounds The land of the long white cloud is also a country of endless trails, boundless Golden Bay Takaka Abel Tasman beaches, charging rivers and epic horizons, punctuated by imposing peaks. National Park Nelson 41°S espite tourism bodies and Tenzing Norgay, was a dyed-in-the-wool New WELLINGTON Mt Owen Cook Strait marketing people doing their Zealander. And Edmund Hillary had learned his (1875m) Cape utmost to recast this country as trade well in his own backyard, on the frozen and Murchison Palliser T A S M A N D Middle Earth over the past decade unforgiving slopes of Mt Cook. S E A or more, New Zealand isn’t in the Visitors to New Zealand are often overwhelmed 42°S Kaikoura middle of anything. Teetering on the outer edge of the by the extreme arena they’re suddenly flung among. Greymouth Pacific Ring of Fire, isolated at the southern extremity You can barely go round a corner here without Arthur's Pass of the planet, whipped by weather that is utterly coming across something – a glacier, fiord, volcano, Mt Murchison unforecastable, buckled by the soaring Southern Alps , mountain, gorge, surf-stroked bay, vividly (2400m) Pegasus 43°S Bay and sitting pretty and unpredictable atop multiple coloured lake, thermally heated beach or bubbling Fox Glacier Franz Josef Christchurch S O U T H fault lines in the Earth’s crust – this two-island nation puddle of mud – that will literally take your breath Glacier P A C I F I C Aoraki/Mt Cook O C E A N is still physically fidgeting and shape shifting beneath away. It’s borderline ridiculous. And because of (3754m) Lake Banks the restless feet of its populace. the country’s position on the globe – a long-haul Lake Tekapo Peninsula Pukaki And what people this elementally powered place flight from absolutely everywhere else – you often 44°S Haast has produced. There are only four and a half million get to explore the more eccentric corners of this Lake Pass MilfordWanaka Milford Sound Sound of them, but you’ll always find a Kiwi at the very extraordinary environment in relative solitude. forefront of each new adventure pursuit and thrill- New Zealand is the place where the wildest Fiordland Queenstown Oamaru chasing trend, leading the way, surfing the wave dreams of everyday adventurers become a reality. National Park 45°S Lake and rolling the dice as they jump, run, ride, climb, Whether you consider yourself a tramping-camping- Lake Wakatipu Te Anau Palmerston spin, slide, plummet and paddle down, across or up trailblazer, someone who gets their kicks in the Te Anau

whatever obstacle or opportunity they’ve decided saddle or with a paddle, a climber, skier or aspiring Lake Otago Manapouri Dunedin Peninsula to take on. The British did their utmost to claim expedition zorb pilot – this is the country to come West Cape him, but the first person to stand on the roof of to in order to push your ability and ambition to the 46°S Planet Earth, alongside Nepali Sherpa mountaineer outer limit. Invercargill F oveau Catlins x S Conservation tra Park it Stewart Island/ Rakiura 208 47°S 209 Adventure RacesAdventure Races Base Jumping /Base Skydiving Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Bungee Cycling Cycling Mountain BikingMountain Biking Canoeing Canoeing Kayaking Kayaking

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Adventure Races Base Jumping / Skydiving Bungee Caving Cycling Cliff JumpingMountain Biking Climbing / MountaineeringCanoeing / Snorkeling / Diving / ScubaKayaking Dune boarding Gliding High-lining Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / Snorkeling / DivingCaving / ScubaHiking Hiking DuneCliff boarding JumpingHorseriding HorseridingAdventureClimbingGliding Races/ MountaineeringKitesurfing / KitesurfingBase JumpingSnorkelingHigh-lining / Skydiving / Diving / ScubaMisc. Misc. BungeeDune boardingMotorbikingAdventureMotorbiking Races CyclingGliding BaseRafting Jumping / SkydivingRaftingMountain High-liningBiking Sailing BungeeSailingCanoeing Cycling Kayaking Mountain Biking Canoeing Kayaking ATLAS OF ADVENTURECanyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice

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Caving Cliff Jumping Climbing / Mountaineering / HikingSnorkeling / Diving / Scuba HorseridingDune boarding Kitesurfing Gliding Skiing Misc. High-lining Snowboarding Motorbiking Snowshoeing Rafting Surfing Sailing Swimming Windsurfing Zip Lines Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Caving Caving SurfingSkiingCliff Jumping Cliff Jumping SwimmingSnowboardingClimbing / MountaineeringIceClimbing skating / Mountaineering /Ice skatingHikingWindsurfingSnowshoeingSnorkeling / /Trail DivingSnorkeling running / Scuba Trail/ Diving runningHorseriding / ScubaZip LinesSurfingDune boarding4WD Dune boarding4WDKitesurfingSwimmingGlidingAbseilingHikingGlidingAbseilingMisc.WindsurfingHigh-liningParaglidingHorseridingHigh-liningParaglidingMotorbikingZip LinesStand-up PaddleboardKitesurfingStand-up PaddleboardRafting Misc. Sailing Motorbiking Rafting Sailing Canyoning / Coasteering / Ice Canyoning / CoasteeringCanyoning / / Ice Coasteering / Ice

Hiking Horseriding Kitesurfing Skiing Misc. SnowboardingMotorbiking Snowshoeing Rafting Surfing Sailing Ice skating Swimming Trail running Windsurfing 4WD Zip Lines Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard Ice skating Trail running Hiking Hiking Russia4WD Horseriding Horseriding AbseilingIce skatingKitesurfing Kitesurfing SkiingParaglidingTrail runningMisc. Misc. Stand-upSnowboarding Paddleboard4WDMotorbiking MotorbikingSnowshoeingAbseilingRafting SkiingRafting SurfingParaglidingSailing SnowboardingSailing SwimmingStand-up Paddleboard Snowshoeing Windsurfing Surfing Zip Lines Swimming Windsurfing Zip Lines The largest country on Earth offers almost unlimited adventure potential, much of which is still relatively unexplored.

Skiing Snowboarding Snowshoeing Surfing Ice skating Swimming Trail runningWindsurfing 4WD Zip Lines Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard Skiing Skiing Snowboarding Snowboarding Snowshoeingussia’sSnowshoeing vast landmassSurfing Surfing Ice skating holdsSwimming SwimmingTrail running Windsurfing AnimalWindsurfing 4WD trekkingZip Lines Ice skatingZip Lines Abseilingsafaris areTrail running onParagliding offer in4WDSiberia Stand-up Paddleboard, Abseiling Lake BaikalParagliding is a popularStand-up Paddleboard hiking destination, and everything from epic rolling where the Sayansky Canyon leads to Sayano- in winter hikers can plains, rugged mountains, colossal Shushensky Reserve and the (remote) chance venture onto the ice. r forests, endless tundra and active to spy rare snow leopards. In Durminoskoye, volcanoes. And, though years Lazovsky and Zov Tigra (Tigers’ Call) national Ice skating Trail running 4WD Abseiling Paragliding Stand-up Paddleboard Ice skating Ice skating Trail running Trail running 4WD 4WD Abseiling Abseiling Paragliding Paragliding Stand-up PaddleboardStand-up Paddleboard of communist rule made Russia a closed shop, parks, guided treks seek Siberian tigers and Amur international tourists, albeit in limited numbers, are leopards. Lake Kurile, in Kamchatka, is a good bet slowly starting to gain access to its natural wonders. for finding bears; there are so many around that an If you take the trouble to look, you can find extreme armed guard is essential. Romania mountain bike rides, volcano hikes, challenging trail Forget bloodied fangs and dictators, modern runs, unique dive locations and some of the biggest, Romania offers gorgeous canyons, snow-capped least explored on the planet. Moscow peaks and a delta rippling with adventure. and St Petersburg are the main entry points, but the 2014 Winter Olympics also put Sochi on the ambling through Romania you’ll three sections can be challenging if it’s map. Siberia’s Lake Baikal and wild Kamchatka traverse volcanic cones in the humid, as steel cables get slippery. Winter wading Don’t leave are accessible but harder to reach, while the far Oaș and Harghita ranges, explore is a no-no (unless pneumonia’s on your ‘to-do’ list); without… northern wilderness is one of the world’s most r copious caves in the Apuseni summertime splashing is the go-go. Rafting the remote places. Crimea has huge potential, but it is Mountains, kayak 80 glacial Buzău ( II-III+ currently a disputed region (see Ukraine on p291). lakes in the Retezat Mountains and Hiking ), or going one through meadows swaying with wildflowers on the It would be rude to hike in the Southern Carpathians better and kayaking/ Hiking Moldovan Plains. Heading east, the Buzău River’s and not complete one of Europe’s longest canoeing its pretty Kamchatka’s remote fumarole fields and bubbling narrow gorge gushes whitewater, while waterways mountain traverses along the razor ridges of the , Basca, are a challenging, exciting destination. Most are calmer in the southern Danube Delta. Făgăraș Mountains. The country’s highest point, where experienced of the region is impossible to access, but Gorely and Moldoveanu Peak (2544m), is here, along with more paddlers can tackle Mutnovsky volcanoes can be reached on a bumpy Canyoning than 150 glacial lakes. an extra 15km of two-hour drive from Petropavlovsk–Kamchatsky, Nestled in the Apuseni Mountains, the Galbenei Grade III-IV rapids while Uzon volcano is reachable by helicopter. Canyon carves deep into a limestone massif Kayaking in . Lake Baikal, the world’s oldest and deepest, has creating a gorge with natural arches, caves and The huge Danube Delta is an ever-changing aquatic a growing trail network, including a three-day route hundreds of metres of rock walls. The narrow labyrinth where guides are essential. Paddle down from Listvyanka to Bolshoye Goloustnoye on coastal and chilly channel is fed by an underground side-, dangle a rod, scythe through swathes of bluffs, sandy beaches and deep forest. Further east, spring, creating a canyoner’s wet dream with reeds, camp on secluded islands amid sand , Altai has routes through glacial mountains, river nine and abseils up to 15m long. Plucky and spy a wealth of wildlife, including millions of Retezat National Park in canyons and pristine blue lakes, particularly around the Southern Carpathian adventurers can plunge into potholes in places, Egyptian pelicans. A twitcher’s dream, the delta has Mountains offers idyllic Mt Belukha, though serious wilderness and poor

while underground tunnels add to the allure. The Europe’s highest concentration of bird colonies. hiking terrain. © starush | Getty Images | Getty© tolstnev Images trails make a guide essential.

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ATLAS OF ADVENTURE INDEX bridge jumping / swinging Turkey 289 Greece 128 cycling, See bikepacking & New Zealand 219 Russia 240 Iceland 135 South Korea 168 Sweden 271 A Bosnia & Herzegovina 51 United Kingdom 304 Greenland 129 cycle touring, fat- Niue 221 heli-skiing India 137–138 Spain 262–263 ice-surfing Ecuador 106 United States 322–323 Guatemala 130 biking, heli-biking, Oman 225 Bulgaria 57 Indonesia 143–144 Sri Lanka 267 Hungary 133 Caribbean Islands 80 caving Indonesia 143–144 mountain biking, Panama 227 Canada 75 Iran 146 Suriname 268 inline-skating Ireland 148–149 Australia 40 Iran 145 road cycling Papua New Guinea 228 Georgia 122 Ireland 147–148 Svalbard (Norway) 224 Netherlands 207 New Zealand 219 C Belize 46–47 Ireland 149 Philippines 233 Iceland 136 Israel & the Palestinian Swaziland 268 camel trekking Norway 224 Cambodia 60 Italy 153–154 Portugal 236 India 138 Territories 150 Sweden 270 Australia 40 Paraguay 229 Caribbean Islands 80 Japan 160–161 D Russia 240 New Zealand 218 Italy 153–154 Switzerland 272–273 K Egypt 107 deep-water soloing kayaking, See also canoeing Cook Islands 94 Jordan 164 Samoa 243–244 Russia 240 Jamaica 157 Taiwan 279 India 137 Vietnam 329 Bosnia & Herzegovina 51 Hungary 133 Kenya 166 Seychelles 247 hiking Japan 161–162 Tajikistan 279 B Jordan 164 diving & snorkelling Brazil 54 Iceland 135 Kyrgyzstan 169 South Africa 260 Afghanistan 10 Jordan 164 Tanzania 280 backcountry skiing, See Kenya 166 Antarctica 15 Bulgaria 57 Macedonia 175 Laos 170 South Korea 168 Albania 11 Kazakhstan 165 Thailand 284 cross-country Kyrgyzstan 169 Argentina 21 Cambodia 60 Madagascar 176 Lebanon 172 Spain 266 Angola 12 Kenya 166–167 Tibet 285 skiing Morocco 196 Australia 34–35 Canada 72–73 Malaysia 181 Macedonia 175 Sri Lanka 267 Argentina 16–17 Kyrgyzstan 169 Togo 287 BASE jumping United Arab Emirates 292 Belize 46–47 Caribbean Islands 79 Niue 221 Madagascar 177 Tanzania 281 Armenia 22 Latvia 172 Tonga 287 Malaysia 181 Uzbekistan 324 Brazil 55 Chile 82–83 Russia 240 Malawi 178 Tonga 287 Australia 36–37 Lesotho 173 Turkey 288 Norway 222 canoeing, See also kayaking Bulgaria 57 China 88 Samoa 243 Malaysia 180–181 Thailand 282 Austria 43 Liechtenstein 173 Turkmenistan 290 Switzerland 277 Argentina 19 Cambodia 58 Cook Islands 94 Slovakia 249 Malta 182 Tuvalu 290 Azerbaijan 44 Lithuania 174 Uganda 291 United States 323 Australia 30–31 Canary Islands 77 Costa Rica 98 Thailand 282 Mexico 184–186 United Kingdom 304 Bhutan 48 Luxembourg 174 Ukraine 291 bikepacking & cycle touring Cameroon 61 Caribbean Islands 78–79 Croatia 101 Turkey 289 Morocco 196 United States 319 Bolivia 50 Macedonia 175 United Arab Emirates 292 See also mountain Canada 70–71 China 89 Cuba 102 Turkmenistan 290 Namibia 202 Vanuatu 325 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 Madagascar 176–177 United Kingdom 296–297 bking, road cycling Finland 112 Colombia 92–93 Cyprus 102 United Kingdom 304 New Zealand 215–216 dogsledding Botswana 52 Malawi 178 United States 306–308 Angola 12 Germany 126 Cook Islands 94 Denmark 104 United States 322 Norway 224 Canada 76 Brazil 53 Malaysia 181 Uzbekistan 324 Australia 27 Ghana 127 Costa Rica 97 Ecuador 106 Vietnam 328–329 Pakistan 226 Estonia 109 Bulgaria 56 Mauritius 183 Vanuatu 325 Canada 69 Hungary 133 Cuba 102 Fiji 111 climbing, See also bouldering, Papua New Guinea 228 Greenland 129 Cambodia 58–60 Micronesia 189 Venezuela 326 Chile 81 Ireland 147, 149 Cyprus 102 France 119–120 deepwater soloing, Russia 240 Svalbard (Norway) 224 Cameroon 61 Montenegro 193–194 Vietnam 328 China 88–89 Kiribati 168 Ecuador 106 Germany 126 mountaineering, tree Seychelles 247 dune boarding Canada 63–65 Morocco 195 Zimbabwe 331 Denmark 104 Latvia 172 Egypt 107 Greece 128 climbing, via ferrata Slovakia 248–249 Namibia 200 Canary Islands 77 Mozambique 197 horse riding Iran 146 New Zealand 217 El Salvador 108 Guatemala 130 Albania 11 Slovenia 253 Caribbean Islands 79–80 Myanmar (Burma) 198 Bolivia 50 Mongolia 191–192 Slovakia 249 Fiji 111 Honduras 132 Antarctica 13–15 South Africa 259 Chile 83–85 Namibia 200–201 Botswana 52 Paraguay 229 South Africa 258 France 118 India 140 Argentina 17–18 Spain 266 F China 86 Nepal 203–205 Cuba 102 Serbia 246 Sri Lanka 267 French Polynesia 278 fatbiking Indonesia 142 Armenia 22 Switzerland 276 Colombia 90–91 Netherlands 207 Ghana 127 Slovenia 253 Suriname 268 Galápagos Islands 106 Canada 75 Ireland 147 Australia 32–33 Taiwan 279 Costa Rica 96–97 New Zealand 213–214 Guatemala 130 Tajikistan 279 Sweden 269–270 Greece 128 France 118 Italy 156 Austria 41–42 Thailand 284 Côte d’Ivoire 98 Nicaragua 220 Guyana 131 Thailand 284 Switzerland 277 Honduras 132 Svalbard (Norway) 224 Japan 163 Bosnia & Herzegovina 51 Turkey 289 Croatia 99–100 Nigeria 221 Iceland 136 Vietnam 328 United Kingdom 302–303 Iceland 135 four-wheel driving (4WD) Laos 171 Brazil 55 United Kingdom 298 Ecuador 105‑–106 Norway 222 Jordan 164 blackwater rafting United States 316–318 India 139–140 Angola 12 Latvia 172 Bulgaria 56 United States 314–315 El Salvador 108 Oman 225 Kazakhstan 165 Belize 47 Zambia 330 Indonesia 144 Australia 40 Lithuania 174 Burkina Faso 57 Venezuela 326 Estonia 109 Pakistan 226 Kenya 166 New Zealand 219 canyoning Italy 156 Kazakhstan 165 Macedonia 175 Cambodia 60 Vietnam 329 Ethiopia 110 Panama 227 Kyrgyzstan 169 bobsledding Australia 40 Jamaica 157 Oman 225 Madagascar 177 Cameroon 61 coasteering Fiji 111 Papua New Guinea 228 Mongolia 191–192 France 118 Austria 43 Japan 163 Malta 182 Canada 74 United Kingdom 304 Finland 112 Peru 231, 232 Portugal 235 Norway 224 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 Jordan 164 Mexico 186, 188 Chile 85 cross-country skiing G France 113–115 Philippines 233 San Marino 244 bog-walking Caribbean Islands 80 Kenya 167 Montenegro 194 China 86–88 Australia 39 glacier trekking French Guiana 121 Poland 234 Turkmenistan 290 Estonia 109 Croatia 100 Kiribati 168 New Zealand 217 Colombia 93 Argentina 18–20 Svalbard (Norway) 224 French Polynesia 278 Portugal 235 United States 322 bouldering Cuba 102 Macedonia 175 Niue 221 Côte d’Ivoire 98 Czech Republic 103 gorilla trekking Gabon 121 Réunion Island 237 Uruguay 324 Australia 32, 33 France 119 Madagascar 177 Norway 223 Croatia 100 Estonia 109 Rwanda 241 Gambia 121 Romania 238 Brazil 55 Greece 128 Malawi 178 Oman 225 Cuba 102 Finland 112 Georgia 122 Russia 239 Burkina Faso 57 Japan 163 Malaysia 179–180 Pakistan 226 Cyprus 102 France 118 Germany 123 Rwanda 241 I Canada 74 Jordan 164 Maldives 182 H Panama 227 Czech Republic 103 Germany 126 Ghana 127 San Marino 244 Denmark 104 New Zealand 219 Malta 182 hang-gliding Canada 74 Papua New Guinea 228 Denmark 104 Liechtenstein 173 Greece 128 São Tomé & Príncipe 244 Finland 112 Philippines 233 Mauritius 183 Bulgaria 57 France 118 Poland 234 Ethiopia 110 Montenegro 194 Guatemala 130 Serbia 246 France 118, 119 Romania 238 Mexico 187–188 heli-hiking Japan 161 Portugal 236 Finland 112 Norway 222–223 Guinea 131 Seychelles 247 Germany 125 Slovenia 253 Micronesia 189 Canada 63 Liechtenstein 173 Réunion Island 237 Japan 161 France 118–119 Poland 234 Guyana 131 Slovakia 248 South Africa 259–260 Montenegro 194 heli-kayaking ice-skating Romania 238 New Zealand 215–216 Georgia 122 Sweden 271 Honduras 132 Slovenia 250–251 Switzerland 277 Mozambique 197 Australia 31 Netherlands 207 Russia 240 Germany 123–125 United States 313 Hungary 133 South Africa 256 Seychelles 247 Taiwan 279 Myanmar (Burma) 199 New Zealand 217 Samoa 244

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Senegal 245 Belgium 45 Venezuela 326 South Africa 260 Argentina 19–20 Antarctica 13 Switzerland 273–275 French Polynesia 278 Brazil 53 Armenia 22 Slovakia 249 Bhutan 48 Vietnam 328 United States 323 Armenia 22 Australia 40 Ukraine 291 Gabon 121 Bulgaria 57 Australia 40 Slovenia 253 Bolivia 49 mountaineering parahawking Australia 27 Canary Islands 77 United States 312–313 Galápagos Islands 106 Cameroon 61 Brazil 54 South Africa 258 Bosnia & Herzegovina 51 Afghanistan 10 Nepal 204–205 Austria 43 Caribbean Islands 78 Uzbekistan 324 Guatemala 130 Canada 65 Burkina Faso 57 Spain 263 Brazil 53 Antarctica 15 pony trekking Belgium 45 Croatia 101 ski mountaineering Iceland 134 China 88 Caribbean Islands 80 Sweden 269–270 Canada 64–67 Argentina 17–18 Lesotho 173 Brazil 54 Cuba 102 Antarctica 15 India 140 Cook Islands 94 Denmark 104 Switzerland 277 Canary Islands 77 Austria 41–42 potholing, See caving Canada 69 Denmark 104 Greenland 129 Indonesia 141–142 Costa Rica 98 Guinea 131 Tajikistan 279 Caribbean Islands 80 Bhutan 48 Canary Islands 77 Ecuador 106 ski touring Iran 146 Ethiopia 110 Ireland 148 Tibet 286 Chile 82, 85 Bulgaria 56 Colombia 91–92 Greece 128 Andorra 12 Ireland 149 France 115 Jamaica 157 Turkey 288 China 86 Cameroon 61 R Croatia 100–101 Portugal 236 Iceland 136 Japan 162–163 Ireland 148–149 Nicaragua 220 rafting Uganda 291 Croatia 101 Ecuador 105 Cuba 102 Switzerland 277 New Zealand 218 Kiribati 168 Italy 154 Senegal 245 Argentina 19 Ukraine 291 Cyprus 102 France 118–119 Cyprus 102 Tuvalu 290 Norway 222 Madagascar 177 Lebanon 172 Togo 287 Bhutan 48 United Arab Emirates 292 Denmark 104 Georgia 122 Finland 112 United Kingdom 291 Sweden 271 Malaysia 180 Mauritius 183 United Kingdom 304 Brazil 54 United Kingdom 302–303 Ecuador 105 India 137–138 France 115–116 skyrunning Maldives 182 Mexico 186 United States 322 Canada 73 United States 316–318 El Salvador 108 Italy 153–154 Germany 125–126 Peru 231–232 Japan 163 Malta 182 New Zealand 218 windsurfing 177 Chile 82–83 Vietnam 328 Ethiopia 110 Kenya 166 India 138 , See diving Mauritius 183 Norway 223 Argentina 21 Colombia 93 Kayaking Fiji 111 Kyrgyzstan 169 Ireland 149 sea kayaking, See kayaking Australia 40 Mexico 186–187 Portugal 236 Brazil 55 Costa Rica 98 Albania 11 France 116–117 Mexico 184–186 Italy 151–152 skiing & snowboarding, See snorkelling, See diving & Micronesia 189 Réunion Island 237 Canary Islands 77 Ecuador 106 Antarctica 13–15 Germany 126 New Zealand 215–216 Japan 158–159 also cross-country snorkelling Morocco 195–196 Serbia 246 Caribbean Islands 79 Ethiopia 110 Argentina 19 Greece 128 Peru 231 Liechtenstein 173 skiing, heli-skiing snowboarding See skiing & Namibia 201–202 South Africa 257 Croatia 101 Georgia 122 Australia 30–31 Guatemala 130 Tanzania 280–281 Lithuania 174 Andorra 12 snowboarding New Zealand 219 Spain 261–262 Denmark 104 Guatemala 130 Austria 42–43 Iran 146 Tibet 286 Luxembourg 174 Antarctica 13–14 snowmobiling Nicaragua 220 Switzerland 272–273 Greece 128 Honduras 132 Belgium 45 Israel & the Palestinian Montenegro 194 Argentina 18 Poland 234 Nigeria 221 Thailand 284 Hungary 133 India 139 Belize 46 Territories 150 Netherlands 207 Australia 39 snowshoeing Panama 227 Turkey 288 Jamaica 157 Indonesia 142 Bhutan 48 Italy 152–153 O Norway 223 Austria 41–42 Andorra 12 Peru 230 United Kingdom 299 Madagascar 177 Jamaica 157 kite-skiing Jamaica 157 Russia 240 Bosnia and Herzegovi- Canada 75 Philippines 233 United States 320 Malta 182 Australia 39 Japan 163 Greenland 129 Japan 159–160 San Marino 244 na 51 France 118 Portugal 236 trail Running Micronesia 189 Croatia 99 Madagascar 177 kitesurfing Kenya 167 Serbia 246 Bulgaria 57 spelunking, See caving Réunion Island 237 Croatia 100 Oman 225 outrigger paddling Malaysia 180 Argentina 21 Latvia 172 Slovenia 253 Canada 75 SUP (stand-up paddleboarding) Samoa 243 Portugal 236 Australia 30–31 Montenegro 194 Brazil 55 Lesotho 173 South Africa 256 Chile 81 Australia 30‑–31 South Africa 259 Brazil 55 Cook Islands 94 Nepal 206 Canary Islands 77 Luxembourg 174 South Korea 168 Czech Republic 103 Cook Islands 94 Spain 265 trekking, See hiking French Polynesia 278 New Zealand 217 Caribbean Islands 79 Malawi 178 Spain 264–265 Estonia 109 French Polynesia 278 Sri Lanka 267 Y Hawaii (United States) 318 Norway 223 yak trekking Cuba 102 Malta 182 Switzerland 276–277 Finland 112 Greece 128 Taiwan 279 Belize 47 Panama 227 Afghanistan 10 Denmark 104 Montenegro 194 United Arab Emirates 292 France 117 Iceland 136 Togo 287 Peru 230–231 Kyrgyzstan 169 Egypt 107 Morocco 196 United Kingdom 301 Georgia 122 India 139 United Kingdom 304 P Philippines 233 France 120 Namibia 202 packrafting United States 309 Germany 126 Malaysia 180 United States 320 V Réunion Island 237 via ferrata Greece 128 Nepal 205–206 Kazakhstan 165 Uruguay 324 Greece 128 Maldives 182 Uruguay 324 Romania 238 Austria 41 Z Hungary 133 New Zealand 210–212 Mongolia 192 Vietnam 327 Greenland 129 Malta 182 surfski paddling ziplining Slovakia 248, 249 Cambodia 60 Jamaica 157 Niue 221 paddling See canoeing, rock climbing, See climbing Iceland 136 Mauritius 183 Australia 30–31 Belize 47 Slovenia 253 Germany 125 Kenya 167 Norway 223 kayaking, rafting, SUP, India 138–139 New Zealand 217 Hawaii (United States) 317 Caribbean Islands 80 Spain 263 Italy 153, 154 Madagascar 177 Portugal 236 surfski paddling Australia 39 Iran 145–146 São Tomé & Príncipe 244 New Zealand 217 Costa Rica 97 Swaziland 268 Malaysia 181 Mauritius 183 Réunion Island 237 paragliding running, See also trail Italy 154–155 Switzerland 277 South Africa 258–259 Guatemala 130 Sweden 270 Romania 238 Micronesia 189 Russia 240 Austria 44 running Japan 160–161 Tuvalu 290 swimming, See wild swimming Laos 171 Switzerland 277 Switzerland 277 Mozambique 197 Senegal 245 Bulgaria 57 Caribbean Islands 80 Lebanon 172 Uganda 291 Swaziland 268 Taiwan 279 United States 307 Sri Lanka 267 Serbia 246 Georgia 122 Cook Islands 94 Liechtenstein 173 United States 318 Tibet 286 volcano boarding Uruguay 324 Slovenia 253 Guatemala 130 Ethiopia 110 Montenegro 194 surfing T Turkey 288 tobogganing Nicaragua 220 South Africa 254–255 Iceland 135 France 116 New Zealand 218 Australia 29 Uganda 291 Austria 41 volcano surfing Spain 264 India 139 Japan 163 Norway 222–223 Brazil 54–55 United States 316 tower jumping Vanuatu 325 M Switzerland 276–277 Israel & Palestinian South Africa 258 Poland 234 Canada 76 mountain biking 284, 196 Zambia 330 Czech Republic 103 Tibet 286 Territories 150 RunSwim Russia 240 Canary Islands 77 Andorra 12 Zimbabwe 331 trail running 284 Turkey 289 Luxembourg 174 Sweden 270 Serbia 246 Caribbean Islands 80 W Argentina 20–21 Andorra 12 walking, See hiking Ukraine 291 Mongolia 192 Slovakia 249 Costa Rica 95–96 Armenia 22 Switzerland 277 Argentina 18–19 walking safaris United Arab Emirates 292 Montenegro 194 Slovenia 251 Côte d’Ivoire 98 Australia 24–26 Uganda 291 S Australia 38 Tanzania 281 United Kingdom 300 Nepal 204–205 sailing & land sailing Spain 265 El Salvador 108 Austria 43–44 road cycling Austria 43 Zambia 330 United States 310–311 Pakistan 226 Argentina 21 Sweden 271 France 120 Azerbaijan 44 Andorra 12 Bhutan 48 wild swimming

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