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/2011/12/19/fa-guide-chad-peele-shares-his-picks-of-the-best-climbs-in-red-rock/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/19/fa-guide-chad-peele-shares-his-picks-of-the-best-climbs-in-red-rock/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:18:01 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=10001 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/19/fa-guide-chad-peele-shares-his-picks-of-the-best-climbs-in-red-rock/feed/ 0 Chad Peele talks climbing on Red Rocks just outside of Vegas. http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/07/getting-into-winter-climbing-shape-with-chad-peele/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/07/getting-into-winter-climbing-shape-with-chad-peele/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:58:04 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=9820 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/07/getting-into-winter-climbing-shape-with-chad-peele/feed/ 0 Chad Peele shares his winter cross-training regimen for getting into optimal climbing-season shape. climbing thumb http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/01/chad-peele-visits-the-southfork-ice-festival/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/01/chad-peele-visits-the-southfork-ice-festival/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:00:49 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=4529 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/01/chad-peele-visits-the-southfork-ice-festival/feed/ 1 By Chad Peele I believe that climbing should be fun, and what better way to have fun than visiting a climbing festival, meeting new people and seeing new terrain! I recently attended the Southfork Ice Festival in Cody, WY. Having never been to Cody before, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I quickly found [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/14/fa-guide-chad-peele-talks-ice-climbing-clinics-at-ouray-ice-festival/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/14/fa-guide-chad-peele-talks-ice-climbing-clinics-at-ouray-ice-festival/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:00:52 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=4002 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/01/14/fa-guide-chad-peele-talks-ice-climbing-clinics-at-ouray-ice-festival/feed/ 0 By Chad Peele January is one of my favorite months, especially as an avid ice climber living in southwest Colorado. The sun is out, the snow is falling and the ice has formed some spectacular, “glassy” climbs. The Ouray Ice Festival also occurs in January, which transforms this small town into a climber’s mecca. During [...] 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/2010/10/31/fa-guide-chad-peele-celebrates-birthday-en-route-to-ama-dablam/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/10/31/fa-guide-chad-peele-celebrates-birthday-en-route-to-ama-dablam/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:56:41 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=3530 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/10/31/fa-guide-chad-peele-celebrates-birthday-en-route-to-ama-dablam/feed/ 2 By Chad Peele I celebrated my 37th birthday in Dingboche while on my way to guide Ama Dablam, and yes, I have several new grey hairs! This is my second trip to Nepal this year. We had a rough start to the trip, as the weather was somewhat “rocky” preventing flights from leaving Kathmandu. After [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/02/first-ascent-family-returns-to-everest-with-new-%e2%80%9cfirsts%e2%80%9d-in-sight/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/02/first-ascent-family-returns-to-everest-with-new-%e2%80%9cfirsts%e2%80%9d-in-sight/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:32:50 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2303 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/02/first-ascent-family-returns-to-everest-with-new-%e2%80%9cfirsts%e2%80%9d-in-sight/feed/ 6 Last year, Eddie Bauer launched First Ascent in dramatic fashion, from the top of the world. This year, several members of the First Ascent family will return to Everest to attempt some amazing new firsts and we’ll be there to capture all the action. On May 1, 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/09/hydnefossen-caps-off-norway-for-georges/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/09/hydnefossen-caps-off-norway-for-georges/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:19 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2171 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/09/hydnefossen-caps-off-norway-for-georges/feed/ 0   By Caroline George Hydnefossen could be the single most outstanding climb in Norway. Although there are harder and longer routes, Hydnefossen is one of those must-do classic hard ice climbs, one that any ice climber would want to have on his or her tick list. It’s of the same stature as other legendary climbs, [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/05/georges-take-on-v%c3%b8ringfossen-norway%e2%80%99s-esteemed-waterfall/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/05/georges-take-on-v%c3%b8ringfossen-norway%e2%80%99s-esteemed-waterfall/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:14:02 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2164 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/05/georges-take-on-v%c3%b8ringfossen-norway%e2%80%99s-esteemed-waterfall/feed/ 0 By Caroline George The forecast this morning is for sunshine and no wind. We drive to climb Will’s route, a 400m long WI5+ climb, but the wind is blowing snow so strongly that we can’t even make out the road. The summits are again lost in a cloud of snow. The forecast was wrong yet [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/02/what-it-takes-to-complete-first-ascents/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/02/what-it-takes-to-complete-first-ascents/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:13:23 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2151 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/02/what-it-takes-to-complete-first-ascents/feed/ 0   By Caroline George Completing the first ascent of a route means that you are the first person to climb the route…ever. That might seem obvious, but here in Norway, it’s all but a given. There are not many local ice climbers here, and those who climb don’t always communicate their ascents. This makes it [...]