Must-Do and Dream List 2012

National Geographic's Travel page has published the 2012 Dream List and Must Do List.  They pick 20 athletes or explorers to tell NatGeo what their dream trip is, and what their must-do trip is.  While none of the trips are plausible for the average NatGeo reader, they recommend we start with the Must-do list.  The layout of the list is a little confusing, and will take you forever to get through if you have a slow internet connection so I'm outlining the list: 

Enric Sala, Marine Ecologist and Diver 

Dream: Dive the Poles

Must:  Dive Cocos Islands

Alex Honnold, Climber

Dream: Climbing Odyssey in Southeast Asia, Australia

Must: Climb Geyikbayiri, Turkey

Jill Kintner, Mountain Biker

Dream: Mountain bike New Zealand

Must: Mountain bike Morzine, france

Chris Davenport, Big-Mountain Skier

Dream: Ski South Georgia Mountain

Must: Ski Mount Ranier

Ueli Steck, Speed Alpinist

Dream: Climb in the Himalaya

Must:  Climb the Swiss Alps

Ben Stookesberry, Whitewater Kayaker

Dream: Kayak the Entire Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet

Must: Raft the Siang River, India 

Will Gadd, Ice Climber

Dream: Ice Climb Baffin Island and Greenland 

Must: Ice Climb Rjukan, Norway 

Kenny Broad, Cave Diver

Dream: Dive and Surf from Florida to the Bahamas

Must:Dive Caves in the Yucatan 

Steph Davis, Climber

Dream: BASE Jump Off Shipton Spire, Pakistan
Must: Climb the Diamond, Longs Peak, Colorado

Jennifer Pharr Davis, Speed Hiker

Dream: Hike the Continental Divide Trail
Must: Hike the GR 20, Corsica, France

Candice Appleby, Stand-Up Paddleboarder

Dream: Stand-Up Paddleboard Peru
Must: Stand-Up Paddleboard Oahu, Hawaii

Gretchen Bleiler, Snowboarder

Dream: Snowboard the Himalayas
Must: Heli-Ski the Selkirks

Will Steger, Polar Explorer

Dream: Traverse the High Arctic, Canada

Must: Dogsled Minnesota

Kristin Armstrong, Road Cyclist

Dream: Bike the Highest Roads in Western Europe

Must: Bike through Tuscany, Italy

Lynsey Dyer, Big-Mountain Skier

Dream: Ski Road Trip to the Powder High Way, US, Canada

Must: Ski Jackson Hole, Wyoming 

Layne Beachley, Surfer

Dream: Surfing Circumnavigation of the Earth

Must: Surf Mentawai Islands

Andrew Skurka, Long-Distance Hiker

Dream: Arctic Traverse
Must-Do: Pacific Northwest Trail

Sarah McNair-Landry, Kite Skier

Dream: Traverse Kamchatka, Russia »
Must-Do: Polar Survival Course, Canada »

Freya Hoffmeister, Sea Kayaker

Dream: Kayak South America »
Must-Do: Kayak Vancouver Island » 

Ed Viesturs, Mountaineer

Dream: Ski to the South Pole »
Must-Do: Climb Mount Rainier »

Now, the Musts are supposed to be slightly easier, and considering the Dream List, they seem like a piece of cake, but man, oh man.  Are those some tall orders!