ϳԹ Magazine, Dec 2005
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The future doesn’t just happen. The next frontiers of adventure, fitness, gear, and sport are crafted by bold visionaries with world-changing dreams—and the minds and muscles to make them real. Behold the 25 all-star innovators leading us beyond tomorrow. 1. Conrad Anker: High-Altitude Altruist 2. Josh Donlan:…
Fight back! Don't succumb to the cold-weather blues this winter—head south to the Caribbean and Central America, where the sun comes up early and the ice comes shaved. Presenting the six freshest surf-and-chill outdoor adventures this season.
Window shopping is nice, but there's nothing like wrapping your fingers around the sharp, hard edges of a new pair of skis to spark the urge to give (or get). To help you savor the mood this holiday season we present the year's best bounty in all its lust-worthy forms. From the slickest bike to the toughest laptop, these are the gifts you'll want to have—a
Hurricane Katrina transformed the Gulf Coast into a surreal, swiftly changing landscape of devastation and survival. In the days that followed, a photographer and a Mississippi writer traveled along the coast to New Orleans, documenting the impact of the biggest natural disaster in American history.
After beatiing cancer and winning the Tour de France seven times, Lance Armstrong is vowing to fight one more battle. In the face of persistent allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Lance says he's had enough - and over the coming months he will confront his shadowy accusers in courtrooms and legal proceedings in the U.S., England, and France. W
A new documentary takes on the snowboarding revolution—and launches one of its own
In the early nineties, you couldn’t turn around without spilling a microbrew on some goateed guy’s flannel. Replace that six-pack with a bottle of brandy made from organic pears and you have the latest trend in happy-hour chic: craft distilling. Looking for ways to spice up your holiday liquor cabinet?…
Surrounded by the beauty of the world's highest range, thousands of people live without sight. The Himalayan Cataract Project is curing blindness—literally overnight—in the most remote villages of Nepal and India. And, hey, as long as you're performing mass miracles, why not run up a 21,000-foot peak?
F E A T U R E S
2005 ALL-STARS
THE BELIEVERS
Take a stand. Make your mark. Knowledge is power. As the planet throws more wicked challenges our way, these 25 visionaries in exploration, science, technology, and volunteerism are hard at work creating bold solutions. Meet top mountaineer CONRAD ANKER, who’s on a crusade to give something back to the Sherpas; ocean defender FABIEN COUSTEAU; caving microbiologist HAZEL BARTON; alt-fuel guru DANIEL EMMETT; and space conquistador DAVID GUMP. Isn’t it time you were moving and shaking?
EXPEDITION
THE LIGHT OF SEVEN MOUNTAIN SUNS
In the Himalayas, cataracts—the world’s leading cause of blindness—blight thousands of lives, but a pioneering medical campaign has been reversing the damage, one patient at a time. In the latest chapter of this awesome project, a crew of gung-ho climbers pitch in and see the light.
By Nick Heil
EXPOSURE SPECIAL
AFTERSHOCK
Just days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, an acclaimed photographer and a young journalist embarked on an odyssey through the Mississippi and Louisiana disaster zones to document a world turned upside down.
Photographs by Larry Towell
Story by Ace Atkins
INVESTIGATION
J’ACCUSE
Faced with doping allegations that won’t go away, Lance Armstrong is fighting back. In the weeks and months ahead, he’ll try to turn the tables and put his accusers on trial. ϳԹ gets to the bottom of the looming confrontation between the Tour champion and his enemies.
By Joe Lindsey
D E P A R T M E N T S
D I S P A T C H E S
GIFT GUIDE MADNESS
The time of immaculate consumption is upon us. From a flaming kayak paddle to an indestructible laptop that can pinpoint your exact location on earth, we’ve gathered the hardest, softest, smoothest, and sleekest gear of the year in our annual holiday-swag blowout.
» GIANT RIDERS: On the heels of Dogtown and Z-Boys and Riding Giants, snowboarding’s life story, First Descent, hits the big screen this month.
» Eccentric plyometrics: CHRIS CARMICHAEL on turbocharging your game with squats, sprints, and jumps guaranteed to help you crush opponents.
PLUS: THE PULSE prescribes coffee for workout hydration and olive oil for what ails you.
» In lieu of that $8 six-pack, may we recommend elegant BOUTIQUE SPIRITS? Limited runs of micro-distilled vodka, grappa, and eau-de-vie can fuel your drinking pleasure.
» THE WILD FILE wrestles with the willies and what causes them, why waves come in sets,the last land on earth to be discovered, and why dogs circle before bedding down.
» BOOKS: Five perspectives in Iraq-inspired WAR STORIES, from a pumped-up jarhead to a dilettante slacker; Scott Weidensaul retraces Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher’s classic journey in Return to Wild America; behold the iconic photos and intimate journals of Michael “Nick” Nichols and Mike Fay’s epic African Megatransect in The Last Place on Earth.
» WARM WINTER ESCAPES The flakes may be falling, but you’re only half a day’s journey from the white sands, hot sun, and azure seas of the CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA. Read up and recharge with our six sweet, go-now travel remedies.