National Geographic Adventure (magazine) explained
| National Geographic Adventure |
| Editor: | John Rasmus |
| Editor Title: | Editor in chief |
| Firstdate: | Spring 1999 |
| Finaldate: | December 2009 |
| Company: | National Geographic Society |
| Country: | United States |
| Based: | Washington, DC |
| Language: | English |
| Issn: | 1523-6226 |
National Geographic Adventure was a magazine started in 1999 by the National Geographic Society in the United States. The first issue was published in Spring 1999.[1] Regular publication of the magazine ended in December 2009,[1] and the name was reused for a biannual newsstand publication. The last issue was December 2009/January 2010.[2]
Features
The magazine covered adventure travel, environmental issues, natural science, and other topics related to the outdoors. It focused on adventure travel and included:
Regular features
- "First In", that featured recent adventure travel news
- "Gear", that featured experts' recommendations of good gear that would improve ones' vacation experience
- "Living It" that featured Adventure tips, ways to avoid danger, ways to help, etc.
- "Next Weekend", that featured good weekend trips from all across the U.S.
- "Where Next", that featured vacation destinations across the world
Adventurer of the Year
Annually, a slate of adventurers were named National Geographic Adventure Adventurer of the Year", in a variety of categories. For example, the December 2008/January 2009 issue named "Fourteen people who dreamed big, pushed their limits, and made our year".[3] One, Pemba Gyalje Sherpa, was named for "extreme heroism under trying extreme circumstances" for repeatedly risking his life to successfully rescue several mountaineers stranded on the mountain, during the 2008 K2 disaster.[4] [5] [6]
Masthead
John Rasmus served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine from its inception to its closure.[1] Sam Serebin and Tom Bentkowski were the design team responsible for the initial prototype and first six issues of the magazine.
External links
Notes and References
- News: The Last Page. July 28, 2015. Advertising Age. December 15, 2009.
- News: Steve Casimiro. National Geographic Adventure Magazine Folds. November 29, 2015. Adventure Journal. December 2009.
- News: Best of Adventure: Adventurers of the Year - They Did It (Fourteen people who dreamed big, pushed their limits, and made our year). National Geographic Adventure. https://web.archive.org/web/20081218232134/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/best-of/adventurer-of-the-year-list-text. dead. December 18, 2008. December 2008.
- News: K2 Hero is Adventurer of the Year. DeBenedetti, Christian. December 2008. 2015-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614163104/http://www.pemba.com.np/news.php?id=9. 2017-06-14. dead.
- News: 90 hours in the 'death zone': One man’s brave actions on an uncompromising mountain. Lederman, Marsha . The Globe and Mail. October 24, 2013 .
- News: Best of Adventure: Adventurers of the Year - The savior and the storm on K2; Heroism: Pemba Gyalje Sherpa. DeBenedetti, Christian . National Geographic Adventure. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221063224/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/best-of/pemba-sherpa-text. dead. December 21, 2008. December 2008.
