The classics. Pick one.

Points chain, national park walk-in, logger royalty.

Noosa, Australia · moderate

Dawn corduroy.

Vail, USA · moderate

One weekend, dummy practice, genuinely useful forever.

Anywhere · easy

Negatives and hangs for eight weeks. Chin over, no kip.

Anywhere · hard

Grease the groove for eight weeks. Film the first one.

Anywhere · moderate

Empty pistes.

Laax, Switzerland · moderate

Empty pistes.

Alpe d'Huez, France · moderate

Five-day canyon epic or the rim viewpoints. Heat decides everything.

Hobas, Namibia · expert

Tacos steps from the sand.

Encinitas, USA · easy

Curry in banana leaf.

Siem Reap, Cambodia · easy

Takeaway on the sand.

Byron Bay, Australia · easy

Catch of day.

Husavik, Iceland · easy

Beach dinner.

Torquay, Australia · easy

Battered classic.

Brighton, United Kingdom · easy

Fisketorget.

Bergen, Norway · easy

Baja style.

San Diego, USA · easy

Beach shack.

Santa Teresa, Costa Rica · easy

On the sand.

Elafonisi, Greece · easy

Goan classic.

Palolem, India · easy

Pool day.

Koh Tao, Thailand · easy

Singletrack through the burn and blooms.

Stanley, USA · hard

Dirt road.

Moab, USA · moderate

Quiet beach.

Torquay, Australia · easy

Cliff-top sand paths, stork nests, ocean the whole way.

Porto Covo, Portugal · moderate

Dawn boats.

Nazaré, Portugal · easy

Trout below the dam.

Summersville, USA · easy

Skrei cod and sea stories.

Reine, Norway · easy

Lake reflection.

Pokhara, Nepal · easy

Cornwall's home break, competitions, town buzz. Wetsuit thick.

Newquay, England · moderate

Ten hours to Laguna de los Tres and back. Weather window or bust.

El Chaltén, Argentina · hard

River Lee.

Cork, Ireland · easy

Reef-island snorkel.

Cairns, Australia · moderate

Cliff platforms over the lake.

Hallstatt, Austria · moderate

Stellisee reflections of the Matterhorn.

Zermatt, Switzerland · moderate

One broken thing per weekend. YouTube university.

Anywhere · moderate

Mostraumen strait: narrow passages, waterfalls, eagles overhead.

Bergen, Norway · easy

Pollock and mackerel.

Lysebotn, Norway · easy

Fjord paddle.

Puerto Natales, Chile · easy

Cliff paddle.

Hoddevik, Norway · easy

Floating sauna in the harbor.

Geiranger, Norway · easy

Floating sauna.

Flåm, Norway · easy

Cold plunge in the fjord.

Geiranger, Norway · easy

At Hotel Union.

Geiranger, Norway · easy

Humpback waters.

Akureyri, Iceland · easy

Flat miles on the old road.

Geiranger, Norway · moderate

Kite-surf crossover, dunes, beginners corner. Wind daily.

Corralejo, Spain · easy

Learn the beach.

Corralejo, Spain · easy

City photos.

Boulder, USA · easy

Gypsy quarter caves, raw cante jondo, no microphones needed.

Granada, Spain · easy

Rasgueado until your nails file themselves. Peña nights included.

Seville, Spain · hard

Late-night tablao in the old town.

Madrid, Spain · easy

Sixty minutes, no photos, duende or nothing. Book El Arenal.

Seville, Spain · easy

Peña show.

Málaga, Spain · easy

Fried roll classic.

Córdoba, Spain · easy

Seasonal birds.

Merzouga, Morocco · easy

Sunset cruise.

Tamarindo, Costa Rica · easy

Calm lake picnic.

Haysi, USA · easy

Thirty stories under 1000 words. Publish the best five.

Anywhere · moderate

Coffee capital.

Auckland, New Zealand · easy

Chautauqua trail.

Boulder, USA · moderate