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Arctic Surf Featured in Outside Magazine
Outside Magazine online featured a six-page spread on the First Ascent- sponsored Arctic Surf expedition. The article chronicles the month-long journey of the six professional surfers as they braved the 30-to-40 degree Fahrenheit waters off Lofoten Islands, the southern portion of a secluded archipelago in northwestern Norway, in search of untamed waves and undiscovered breaks. [...]
First Ascent Hits Tahoe Backcountry
When coastal storms hit the Sierras, it’s time to go “billy goating” for powder, skiing all the steep granite faces that usually don’t hold snow. This past week Tahoe was hit with an epic 6-day storm unloading 5-plus feet of fresh snow. I started the week storm skiing on KT-22 and checking out how some [...]
Tahoe Powder Playground for First Ascent Ski Guides
Heavy snow continues to fall in the Lake Tahoe region. As predicted, there has been over 4 feet in the past 4 days and more snow is forecasted. First Ascent guide and local Tahoe patroller Lel Tone has been busy at work throwing bombs and trying to keep the resort open. “It’s been a battle,” [...]
First Ascent Supports 15th Annual Ouray Ice Festival
Last week the First Ascent team traveled to Ouray, Colorado to celebrate the start of ice climbing season and to sponsor the 15th Annual Ouray Ice Festival.
The festival kicked off with presentations by some of the most accomplished climbers in the industry: Caroline George
First Ascent Sponsors 9000 Meter Challenge
Jantoon Reigersman recently set out on a journey “from the bottom of the ocean to the top of the world.” Beginning with a dive off the coast of Egypt and culminating with the summit of Mt. Everest, his challenge is to make the world’s first 9000-meter ascent.
The 9000 Meter Challenge
My goal is to be the [...]
SOTS Climbers Recap Climb for Clean Water
Arusha, Day 8 4,600 feet
Inspiring. Surprising. Encouraging. That is how this trip has made me feel, encouraged. If a group of people this diverse can come together and push through rain, snow, headaches and physical difficulty to get to the highest point in Africa then imagine what we can do as a collective society
