Leave the tiki bars behind. In the February issue, we deliver 16 fresh, eco-friendly multisport playgrounds—all just a few hours away. Here, a taste of what's in store, from rafting Panama's wild west to exploring the Serengeti of Costa Rica. Read excerpt >>

Potential blindness and a nose full of of sand were just two of the hurdles author Dean King encountered while retracing one of history's most remarkable survival stories. With a preview of his new book, Skeletons on the Zahara, in this issue, King talks to Adventure about recreating an epic. Read Q&A >>

Get a sneak-peek at writer-photographer James Balog's groundbreaking top-to-bottom composite photograph of the fifth largest tree in the world—and find out how he ascended over 240 feet to get it—in our online exclusive >>