On July 26, KIRO radio host Don O’Neill summited Mt. Rainier outfitted in First Ascent gear. O’Neill was joined on the summit by Captain Keith Colburn from the hit television show The Deadliest Catch. The climb was part of a fundraiser for the American Lung Association’s Climb for Clean Air.
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Seattle Radio Host, Don O’Neill talks technical outfitting with Eddie Bauer Director of Outerwear, Andrew Turner. On Thursday, July 23, O’Neill will attempt to summit Mt. Rainier along with Captain Keith from the Deadliest Catch as part of The Climb for Clean Air. The American Lung Association® event raises money to combat air pollution [...]
June 25, 2009
Ashford, WA
By Seth Waterfall
I’ve always dreamed of skiing off the summit of Denali. This spring I had an opportunity to make that dream come true.
I’d planned to do a fast ascent, with minimal time for acclimatization. Having just returned to the States from my first trip to the Himalaya and a summit of [...]
On July 8, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora and Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke, summitted Mount Rainier (14,410′) as part of the United Way Climb for the Community. Led by First Ascent Guides Peter Whittaker, Ed Viesturs and Seth Waterfall, the team overcame the challenges of physical and mental fitness, high [...]
Backpacker Associate Editor, Shannon Davis, successfully summited Mt. Rainier this month while gear testing the First Ascent Peak XV Down Jacket. Read More…
Being a mountain guide is a pretty cool job, with a lot of benefits. Great ambiance. Good company. And the nice side effect of staying in top physical condition.
There are also huge responsibilities. Mountains are full of inherent risks and hazards. There’s no getting around that. But the risks can be managed. That’s where the [...]
Two years ago, Ed Viesturs made a promise on The Colbert Report. In his March 14, 2007 interview with Stephen Colbert, Ed agreed to plant a Colbert Report flag on top of Everest the next time he went. Tune in tomorrow to see if Ed made good on that promise.
Watch Ed Viesturs’ first appearance on [...]
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