http://blog.firstascent.com THE FIRST ASCENT BLOG Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:11:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/06/08/get-outside-in-aspen-with-first-ascent-this-weekend/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/06/08/get-outside-in-aspen-with-first-ascent-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:15:58 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7721 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/06/08/get-outside-in-aspen-with-first-ascent-this-weekend/feed/ 1 The First Ascent Team is headed someplace warm, a place where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. We’re talking about a little place called “Aspen.” (That’s for all you Dumb & Dumber fans.) More specifically, we’ll be at Outside In Aspen, June 10-12, 2011. If you’re planning to [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 14:28:20 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7633 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/feed/ 0 Story and photos by Chris Korbulic To learn more about the Mountainfilm in Telluride this Memorial Day Weekend 2011, visit http://www.mountainfilm.org. Sitting in the Steaming Bean, a small, local’s cafe in Telluride, CO, is kind of surreal right now. It’s May 23, snowing outside, and my photos are hanging on the walls above my seat. Some [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/celebrate-earth-week-%e2%80%94-donate-a-dollar-plant-a-tree/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/celebrate-earth-week-%e2%80%94-donate-a-dollar-plant-a-tree/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:41:36 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7095 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/celebrate-earth-week-%e2%80%94-donate-a-dollar-plant-a-tree/feed/ 0 Join Eddie Bauer and American Forests this Earth Week in the GlobalReLeaf project. A $1 donation plants a tree. Since 1980, we have raised $6 million. Make a donation with any purchase when you shop with us online. global_releaf http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-teva-mountain-games/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-teva-mountain-games/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:30:58 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=6618 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-teva-mountain-games/feed/ 0 Eddie Bauer returns as a sponsor for this year’s Teva Mountain Games, June 2-5 in Vail, CO. Here’s your checklist of must-do’s at the event: - Look for our Airstream on International Bridge to score some swag - Get some awesome, exclusive First Ascent gear at our retail tent in Gear Town - Capture the [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/29/gerry-moffatt-explores-the-yeti-myth-for-national-geographics-expedition-week/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/29/gerry-moffatt-explores-the-yeti-myth-for-national-geographics-expedition-week/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:06:38 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=6649 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/29/gerry-moffatt-explores-the-yeti-myth-for-national-geographics-expedition-week/feed/ 0 Get your DVRs ready! On April 4, First Ascent filmmaker Gerry Moffatt presents a National Geographic special titled “Hunt for the Abominable Snowman,” part of National Geographic Channel’s Expedition Week. Half man, half ape, the yeti is said to roam only the most remote peaks, where people rarely venture. As conventional scientific theories challenge ancient [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:33:00 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=6580 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/feed/ 0 Mountainfilm isn’t just a festival to showcase films; it’s a festival devoted to sparking a conversation.  Eddie Bauer returns as a Presenting Sponsor, and some of our sponsored athletes will be present at this year’s event, May 27-30, 2011, in Telluride, CO. Ben Stookesberry will present a short film, and Chris Korbulic will present a photography [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/19/caroline-george-makes-first-ascent-of-midnight-ridge-antarctica/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/19/caroline-george-makes-first-ascent-of-midnight-ridge-antarctica/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:52:31 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=4049 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/19/caroline-george-makes-first-ascent-of-midnight-ridge-antarctica/feed/ 1 Story by Caroline George; photos by Jake Norton; audio dispatch by Peter Whittaker This time of year in Antarctica, the sun never sets. The warmest part of the day is actually during the evening when the sun gets a little lower in the sky, hitting you straight on. After two days living in a horizontal position [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/12/21/first-ascent-team-set-to-host-clinics-and-festivities-at-ouray-ice-festival/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/12/21/first-ascent-team-set-to-host-clinics-and-festivities-at-ouray-ice-festival/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:17:08 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=3827 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/12/21/first-ascent-team-set-to-host-clinics-and-festivities-at-ouray-ice-festival/feed/ 0   For a second consecutive year, the First Ascent team – including guides Erik Leidecker, Zach Crist and Chad Peele – will be a sponsor at Ouray Ice Festival at Ouray, CO, Jan. 6-9, 2011. The festival is an international gathering of ice climbers, gear manufacturing exhibitors, and ice climbing fans simply thrilled to watch at [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/11/15/first-ascent-returns-to-beaver-creek-for-birds-of-prey-world-cup-ski-race/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/11/15/first-ascent-returns-to-beaver-creek-for-birds-of-prey-world-cup-ski-race/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:33:14 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=3666 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/11/15/first-ascent-returns-to-beaver-creek-for-birds-of-prey-world-cup-ski-race/feed/ 0 The First Ascent team, including Reggie Crist, Zach Crist and Lynsey Dyer, is heading back to Beaver Creek, CO, Dec. 3-5 to support Birds of Prey — the only men’s World Cup ski race event in the United States. Look for the First Ascent Airstream and tent where we’ll be running some family-friendly events andyou [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/25/first-ascent-adventurer-jesse-coombs-reflects-on-kayak-film-tour/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/25/first-ascent-adventurer-jesse-coombs-reflects-on-kayak-film-tour/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:11:59 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=3009 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/25/first-ascent-adventurer-jesse-coombs-reflects-on-kayak-film-tour/feed/ 0 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. First Ascent: How do you think the tour went? How has the response been? Jesse: The film tour was [...]