Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Outside's inaugural 'The Greatest' list

Outside magazine is one of my favorites. It has great content supplied by great writers and contributors. For those reasons, I pass along to you an interesting “editors’ choice awards” list the magazine featured in its March issue, simply titled, “The Greatest.”
For this inaugural list, the magazine’s editors “gathered 51 of our favorite things into a rollicking compendium of capital ideas, sublime destinations, brilliant equipment and more.” Along they way, they tell of their favorite adventures, gear, beer, events, books and more.
Below, I’m giving you the short version of the list. For more details, read the complete story online at http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/201003/editors-choice-51-46.html.
Without further ado, here’s the list:
1. Beginner surf spots.
2. Growing a winter beard.
3. Walk/bike-in theaters.
4. Film cameras.
5. Rope swings.
6. Apres-ski hot tubs.
7. The Whisperlite backcountry stove.
8. Selective hitchhiking.
9. Chocolate milk.
10. Sorel’s Caribou boots.
11. That feeling of lightness (after taking off a heavy pack and walking around camp).
12. Southwest Airlines.
13. Dawn patrol.
14. Any book written by Peter Matthiessen.
15. Rob Machado’s hair.
16. Helly Hansen’s stripes.
17. Watching the Boston Marathon.
18. The Patagonia catalog.
19. Kiehl’s face protector.
20. P-cord.
21. McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal.
22. Utilitarian bikes.
23. Postcards.
24. Tofino, Vancouver Island.
25. Cat skiing.
26. Wee Mountains.
27. Woolrich’s Buffalo Check Shirt.
28. The Tulluride Film Festival.
29. Homegrown hurt, as in locally organized down-home events.
30. Lifetime guarantees.
31. Duluth’s AWOL bag.
32. Tarps.
33. Nws.noaa.gov.
34. Alta Peruvian Lodge’s Room 99.
35. Victorinox’s Infantry Classic.
36. Unpopular ranges.
37. Slightly risky spots.
38. A great survival story.
39. Going all in.
40. James Brown’s “In the Jungle Groove.”
41. Empty trailheads.
42. Catching a native trout.
43. Pabst Blue Ribbon.
44. Huckleberry Bearclaws.
45. A strange new city as seen from a bicycle.
46. People who never say die.
47. Nepal.
48. The Gorge Amphitheatre.
49. A goose down vest.
50. Yurts.
51. Sledding.
In the end, I’d like to know if you’ve had any experiences with any the above items. Some will sound familiar to you, others you’ll need to read the full story to completely understand what they’re talking about. In any case, let me hear from you in the comments section below.

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