Meet the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year

View in web browser. Long Weekend Adventure Guide, Best Ski Towns, and More         ADVENTURE BLOG  |  OUR TRIPS  |  OUR LODGES       The votes have been counted—a record-setting 521,000 of them—and Atlantic kayaker Aleksander Doba is our new People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. At 67 years old, the Polish adventurer made the longest open-water kayak crossing of the Atlantic in history. Meet the Kayaker ›› | See Photos ›› | Ten Years of Top Adventurers ››         EDITOR'S PICKS     Extreme Photo of the Week   "My biggest challenge was how to capture the skier and the fog spilling into the volcano's crater," says photographer Jason Hummel of this photo.   See Photo ››     Long Weekend Adventure Guide   Master the three-day weekend getaway with advice from trusted locals in adventure towns so vibrant and authentic that you may never want to leave.   Read More ››     World's Best Ski Towns   Just what makes a classic ski town? It starts, naturally, with skiing and snowboarding so good they attract people like youth-bestowing fountains.   Read More ››         HIGHLIGHTS     Niagara Climber: "This is Who I am"   Ice climber Will Gadd talks about the Niagara climb and the surprising challenges of a life on the edge.       Dam Removal Captures Public Imagination   A year later, the DamNation filmmakers share a look at the growing public support for "deadbeat" dam removal in the U.S.             START PLANNING YOUR NEXT BIG ADVENTURE   Put your next big trip on the calendar, and gear up for an active adventure with National Geographic. Venture out on our new China Hiking Adventure, an epic 14-day trip that will have you trekking across three remote sections of the Great Wall, climbing the sacred peaks of Hua Shan, and exploring the surreal karst landscapes of southerly Guilin. Cross England on foot, hiking through the country's stunning Lake District and the wild North York Moors on a coast-to-coast adventure from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. Or conquer the rushing rapids of the Salmon River on a rafting trip through the biggest wilderness area in America's lower 48. Visit our website to check out all of our trips or request a catalog.     China Hiking Adventure   Learn More ››     England Coast to Coast   Learn More ››     Salmon River Rafting Adventure   Learn More ››           FEATURED GALLERY: ADVENTURERS OF INSTAGRAM   What do you do after being named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year? Plenty. See what many of our honored adventurers are up to today with these photos from Instagram (then follow them!).           SHOP | DONATE | TRAVEL       You are receiving this email because ignoble.experiment@arconati.us is signed up to receive National Geographic communications. If you prefer not to receive emails from us, please unsubscribe.   Contact Us | NGS Customer Service | Privacy Policy   To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@e.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now. Learn how.   National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2015 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.