Every activity
The full range of what you can go and do — including the niche things that only work in a handful of places on earth.
On the water
Moving along a rocky coastline by scrambling, swimming and cliff-jumping.
2 places
Catching fish from shore or boat — sea, river or lake.
2 places
Soaking in naturally heated geothermal water, in a river, pool or the wild.
4 places
Scuba diving in near-freezing water, in a drysuit — sometimes beneath ice.
1 place
Swimming distances in the sea, a lake or a river rather than a pool.
1 place
Carrying a lightweight inflatable raft to paddle rivers and lakes you walk in to.
1 place
Immersion in ice-cold water — often an ice hole — paired with the heat of a sauna.
1 place
Riding waves on a board.
10 places
Wind-powered riding, board and kite.
6 places
Sailing a board with a hand-held rig.
3 places
Breathing underwater, on purpose.
24 places
Wind and water, at your own pace.
12 places
Running a river with a paddle and a guide.
8 places
Floating face-down over clear water.
4 places
Paddling rivers, lakes and sea coasts under your own power.
37 places
Ascending or descending mountain rivers and gorges.
7 places
Walking and floating on sea drift ice.
4 places
Sailing iceboats across frozen lakes at high speed.
1 place
Scuba diving through flooded caves beyond the reach of daylight.
1 place
Diving on a single breath, from snorkelling depth to deep lines.
9 places
Seeing the sea glow with living light at night.
9 places
Climbing sea cliffs without a rope, with deep water as the landing.
8 places
In the mountains
Travelling over deep snow on foot with snowshoes.
2 places
Climbing an exposed mountain route protected by a fixed steel cable, rungs and ladders.
2 places
Moving up rock with your hands and feet.
35 places
Skinning up, skiing down, no lift.
18 places
Lift-served descents on piste.
4 places
Multi-day mountain walking, hut to hut or tent to tent.
115 places
Snow and altitude peaks, on foot with an axe.
14 places
Mountain walking in snow on marked winter routes.
0 places
Climbing mountains in winter conditions, on snow and ice.
1 place
Climbing frozen waterfalls and ice lines with axes and crampons.
1 place
Walking a slackline rigged high above the ground, secured by a leash.
9 places
In the air
Drifting with the wind in a hot-air balloon basket, usually at first light.
4 places
Freefall from altitude under a parachute, usually as a tandem with an instructor.
1 place
Riding a steel cable across a valley or gorge at speed.
1 place
Flying a fabric wing off a mountain.
7 places
Engineless flight in a sailplane, soaring on ridge lift, wave and thermals.
2 places
Wildlife
Endurance
Running on dirt instead of pavement.
11 places
Covering ground on two wheels.
16 places
Self-supported multi-day riding on rough roads.
7 places
Waymarked long-distance walks and pilgrim routes, stage by stage.
13 places
Off-road riding on singletrack, flow trails and enduro descents.
5 places
Nordic skiing on groomed tracks and open snowy country.
1 place
Urban
Culture
Everything else
Driving a team of sled dogs across snow.
2 places
Exploring a landscape on horseback.
4 places
Riding a board down sand dunes.
1 place
Being pulled across snow on skis or a board by a kite.
1 place
Riding a motorised snow sled across snowfields and glaciers.
1 place
Witnessing volcanic activity — lava, fissures and eruptions — up close but safely.
2 places
Sleeping outdoors beyond marked campsites, under a right-to-roam law.
1 place
Going underground on purpose.
10 places
Waiting out the dark for the northern lights.
4 places
Riding cable cars and mountain railways to high viewpoints.
1 place
Crossing remote country in a 4x4 on unpaved tracks.
2 places
Following supercell thunderstorms across open country to watch them up close.
1 place
Watching the night sky from the darkest places on earth.
11 places