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Outside Magazine, December 2007

The Outside 100

The Outside 100
Branson at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, August 6, 2007 (Danny Clinch)

World records, human firsts, technological triumphs, and even some great stuff on TV—there was a lot to love about 2007. But it all begins with RICHARD BRANSON.

1: Adventurer Richard Branson

2–15: Kayaking world record, the iPhone, mountain-climbing tennis players, and more.

16–32: The X Prize, trans fats, a floating pub, and more.

33–39: Cycling's New Beginning?

40–50: The world's best escape artist, a new take on fast food, major shrinkage, and more.

51–56: Giving

57–65: Everest on the cheap, the surfboard crisis, biking Paris, and more.

66–80: Icebreaker's BaaCode, Andrew Skurka, Michael Phelps, and more.

81–90: Running records, 600 people nude on a glacier, the Life-Straw, and more.

91–100: The SuperSherpas, Google Street View, Steve Fossett, and more.




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