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Each summer, the Outside Adventure Grant funds the dream adventure of a team of young aspiring explorers. The only requirements: Your team of no more than six must be between the ages of 12 and 17, the expedition must take place in North America the summer, and it must involve non-motorized travel through a wilderness area.

A panel made up of the world's best explorers will award the grant to the expedition proposal that best combines exploration, conservation, adventure, and potential for success. Then we'll provide the necessary training, equipment, and funding. Your job: Organize and lead the expedition, keep journals, and talk to other kids.

And tell your parents not to worry about you setting off to points unknown — instructors from the National Outdoor Leadership School will help with training and tag along during the expedition.

This year's winners, four nascent explorers from Wyoming, will be caving beneath the Guadelupe Mountains in southern New Mexico this summer. The area contains caverns as famous as Carlsbad as well as thousands of unmapped, unknown caves. The 1999 Outside Adventure Grant team hopes to discover new caverns that they will explore, map, and document with photos and video. Conservation is the cornerstone of their mission; the explorers hope that by documenting the beauty and fragility of caves, they can help prevent future vandalism. To learn more, read their proposal.