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/2009/08/26/first-ascent-scores-high-marks-in-backpacker%e2%80%99s-apparel-guide/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/08/26/first-ascent-scores-high-marks-in-backpacker%e2%80%99s-apparel-guide/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:27:15 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1442 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/08/26/first-ascent-scores-high-marks-in-backpacker%e2%80%99s-apparel-guide/feed/ 2 First Ascent is a favorite of Backpacker magazine field testers, the BC-100 and Downlight Sweater received rave reviews in the September apparel guide. Testers wore the BC-100 on a 250-mile hike in Maryland, spending 18 days on the trail with rain or sleet on most days. One tester claimed the BC-100 was “critical to us [...]