First Ascent caught up with kayaker and First Ascent adventurer Jesse Coombs at the end of the Hotel Charley Vol. 5 tour. In this interview, Jesse talks about promoting the film and lessons from the road. Read More…
At the 2010 Teva Mountain Games, the Eddie Bauer First Ascent team saw world-class athletes compete in a variety of outdoor sports, including kayaking, bouldering, mountain biking and SUP. Showcasing their untamable spirit of adventure, the team also got into the action by sailing across the river on the Eddie Bauer zipline, hosting mountaineering classes and getting down and dirty in the mud run. See photos at our Teva Mountain Games Facebook album. We look forward to seeing you at the games again next year!
The First Ascent team is at Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado this weekend. First Ascent kayak adventurers Jesse Coombs and Ben Stookesberry walk us through the kayak events at the games and give their take on competition versus expedition.
As we mentioned last month on the Born Out There blog, Eddie Bauer and First Ascent are sponsoring the Teva Mountain Games, the nation’s largest celebration of mountain sports, lifestyle and music, featuring top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. There are just a couple days left to book your trip to Vail, Colorado. Don’t miss the competitions, clinics taught by First Ascent guides Peter Whittaker and Erik Leidecker, and kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Jesse Coombs and Darin McQuoid, free concerts and more. Read More…
The spirit of adventure was alive and well in Telluride, Colorado over Memorial Day weekend. The Mountainfilm documentary film festival brought together a couple thousand people to watch films, discuss causes, and enjoy some amazing spring weather in a spectacular setting. The Eddie Bauer/First Ascent Airstream was a tremendous draw as it greeted people in the middle of the action on Main Street. The First Ascent adventurers and expedition kayakers also experienced an enthusiastic response at the premiere of their new movie, Hotel Charley V.5: First Descent, as a standing-room-only crowd assembled to watch it at the Elks Lodge in Telluride.
Stay tuned to Born Out There and our First Ascent Facebook page and Twitter as we make our way to Vail, Colorado, for the Teva Mountain Games this coming weekend!
RMI has just reported that Leif Whittaker, Dave Hahn and team are presently at the Balcony where they are changing oxygen bottles under calm winds and clear skies. We’ll keep you updated as we receive more information throughout the evening.
Eddie Bauer/ First Ascent has partnered with Mountainfilm in Telluride again this year to celebrate the untamable spirit of adventure and raise awareness about issues that might threaten our planet. Mountainfilm in Telluride is an independent documentary film festival, but it’s also an “assembly of people who have come together to see what the human spirit can achieve,” according to the organizers. The May 28-31 event also includes a gallery walk, filmmaker Q&A sessions and book signings. The special focus for this year’s film programming is The Extinction Crisis Read More…
Serac Adventure Films’ Michael Brown, who’s documenting Leif Whittaker and Dave Hahn’s ascent up Everest, provides update via satellite phone from Camp II.
Transcript:
Hi, this is Michael checking in from Camp II. We just finished our breakfast and, now we’re going to spend the day resting in our tents. The Lhotse Face is covered with people, as well as above there towards Camp IV Read More…
By Melissa Arnot:
The tip tap of snow falling hard on the tent kept me awake for most of the night. Yesterday was a storm day, with snow falling so hard and wind blowing enough to keep most teams off the steep terrain of the Lhotse Face. It is 4:30 a.m. I hear Childum, our cook, starting the stoves. I peek out of the tent to see that the snow is only lightly falling and there is a glowing light on the horizon. Today we will try to get to Camp III at 24,000 feet Read More…
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