For six years now, National Geographic has cast a wide net to find the Adventurers of the Year, each selected for his or her extraordinary achievement in exploration, conservation or adventure sports. For 2010, the feats were inspiring—sailing across the Pacific in a plastic-bottle boat, trekking the Amazon from source to sea, and more. The nominees have been finalized and now it's your turn to vote for the People's Choice Adventurer of the Year.
The nominees are:
The Oarsman – Leven Brown and his team rowed across the Atlantic faster than anyone, ever.
The Climber – Alex Honnold aced a record-breaking, climb-til-you-drop week in Yosemite.
The Paddler – Jaime Mitchell won his ninth race across Hawaii’s Molokai Channel, proving yet again he’s the best paddlerboarder on Earth.
Kid Climber – Matt Moniz climbed to the highest point in all 50 United States in just 43 days.
The Alpinist – Edurne Pasabán climbed all 14 8,000-meter peaks in the world. Was she the first or the second woman to pull this off? To her, it doesn’t matter.
The Voyager – David de Rothschild journeyed across the Pacific in a 60-foot sailboat made of 12,500 plastic bottles.
The Rower – Roz Savage solo rowed the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans—the first woman ever to do so.
The Explorer – By walking the Amazon from source to sea, Ed Stafford completed one of the last epic, undone adventures.
The Circumnavigator – Jessica Watson sailed around the world, alone, as a teenager.
The Tracker – Martin Wikelski is figuring out how animals move en masse so we can save them—and save us.
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