Our end of the year review and wrap-up continues today, this time with a list from Outside magazine of the 10 most badass adventures of 2015. As you can tell from the title, the list is made up of some of the most daring and audacious expeditions from the past 12 months, some of which you may have forgotten about, or slipped under your radar altogether.
The first entry should come as no surprise to anyone. It is Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s ascent of the Dawn Wall, which tops my list of the best adventures of 2015 for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it was an incredible climb up one of the hardest routes on the planet, but going beyond that it also managed to captivate an audience that went well beyond the normal climbing crowd. It will be difficult for anyone to match this climb in 2016, or for years to come.
Other expeditions that got the nod from Outside include an attempt at the first ski descent of Makalu, Lonnie Dupre’s solo summit of Denali in January, and Will Gadd’s climb of the frozen Niagara Falls, which was also a first.
I won’t spoil the entire list, as obviously part of the fun is finding out what Outside deemed worthy of sharing, as well as being reminded of the interesting adventures from the year that has passed. But it is safe to say however, that each of the entries in the article are certainly deserving of the “badass” label, and will inspire you to think about some of your own adventures for 2016.
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