Eddie Bauer and First Ascent are proud to support the effort for global clean drinking water by partnering the Summit on the Summit ascent. We’re thrilled to share it with you here on the Born Out There blog as the climb takes shape.
Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro is an ascent to raise awareness of the [...]
Considered by many as the deadliest and riskiest mountain in high altitude climbing, K2 is now the subject of Ed Viesturs latest book due out next month. In this video, Ed talks about his new book and his personal quest to summit the peak he calls, “the holy grail.”
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of five posts by Yassine Ouhilal chronicling the month-long Arctic Surf Expedition that he and four other surfers began on April 5, 2009.]
May 1. Morning comes with fanfare and a parade. May 1 is a national holiday in Russia, leading up to Victory Day on May [...]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of five posts by Yassine Ouhilal chronicling the month-long Arctic Surf Expedition that he and four other surfers began on April 5, 2009.]
April 28. We’ve spent the last week surfing up and down the coast. We went back to “Broken Hearts,” and managed to score some [...]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series of five posts by Yassine Ouhilal chronicling the month-long Arctic Surf Expedition that he and four other surfers began on April 5, 2009.]
April 15. It’s been howling, raining and snowing for three days. The winds from the north are blowing at 25-35 knots. The surf is [...]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a series of five posts by Yassine Ouhilal chronicling the month-long Arctic Surf Expedition that he and four other surfers began on April 5, 2009.]
April 6. We wake at 6:00 a.m. to bright sunshine and the sounds of seagulls. Unpacking our boards, we get ready to take to [...]
Meet eighteen Everest summiteers including legendary climbers Jim and Lou Whittaker and First Ascent team members Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn and Peter Whittaker at the 2009 Rainier Mountain Festival. Attend Q&As and learn about their adventures, or enjoy alpine games, climbing demos, live music, food and kids’ activities. For more information, visit www.rainierfestival.com. Sponsored by [...]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of five posts by Yassine Ouhilal chronicling the month-long Arctic Surf Expedition that he and four other surfers began on April 5, 2009.]
April 4. After several months of planning and years of scouting polar regions, our journey is about to begin. It will take us all [...]
Movies and mountains, it turns out, are a winning combination. Just look at the 30-year run of the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, CO. In fact, Mountainfilm has built such a reputation and loyal following that a new spin-off festival was launched this year in Aspen. The first annual MountainSummit Festival debuted August 27-30, 2009. It [...]
Five world-class surfers. Thirty-two days. One destination: the Arctic Circle. How far would you go to find a wave no one has ever ridden?
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