First Ascent guide Dave Hahn was named best mountain guide in the December issue of Men’s Journal. “The Best of 2009” article highlighted Dave’s 11th ascent of Everest – more than any other non-sherpa – on May 23, 2009 and his enthusiasm for guiding clients on big mountains. The best part? You can actually rope [...]
December 11, 2009
Drake Passage, one day out of Ushuaia
The final days along the Antarctic Peninsula were stunningly beautiful. True to our plan, the team got to make an actual landing on the continent at Neko Harbour. The “Harbour” part of the name would be in reference to a place for whaling ships to shelter back [...]
December 7, 2009
Danco Island, Antarctic Peninsula
S 64˚ 43′ W 62˚ 35′
Those stormy and idle days at sea are now a distant memory. We’ve kept up a fairly aggressive schedule of landings and visits to various islands in the last few days: spending four to six hours in each place, wandering about on snow-covered hills and [...]
December 5, 2009
Bransfield Strait, South Shetland Islands
S 62˚ 04′ W 57˚ 22′
Storms have been battering Clelia II for several days, wreaking havoc on the planned itinerary. When I woke this morning to a force “eight” gale, I saw big tabular icebergs and big white waves smashing against them. The wind was whipping [...]
December 1, 2009
Moltke Harbour, South Georgia
54˚ 31′ S 36˚ 04′ W
Drying out day! The past three were successfully jam-packed with a retracing of the Shackleton Crossing. For Thanksgiving Day, the captain had done his part in putting Clelia II in through the reefs and rocks blocking the entrance to King Haakon Bay. Our intention had [...]
6:25 p.m.
800 miles from Ushuaia, 400 miles from South Georgia
End of Second Day at Sea.
Now looking out at whitecaps and angry seas under low overcast, it is tough to remember that just a few days back we were touring Tierra del Fuego National Park in spring conditions…. harder still to recall the day before that, [...]
Summer is just around the corner in Antarctica. And so I’m packing my First Ascent gear and prepping another climbing team for adventure. This trip for Geographic Expeditions has been several years in the making and I can’t wait to get it going. Soon enough, we’ll fly way down to Ushuaia at [...]
First Ascent guides Dave Hahn and Peter Whittaker appeared on KUSA-TV, the Denver NBC affiliate, last week. In town to speak with Eddie Bauer customers and media about First Ascent, Dave and Peter highlighted the strengths of developing a line of guide built gear from the ground up.
October 21, 2009
First Ascent In-Store Event, 7 p.m.—10 p.m.
Eddie Bauer FlatIron Crossing, CO
Meet First Ascent mountain guides Peter Whittaker, Dave Hahn, Seth Waterfall, Chad Peele and Jake Norton, and a special appearance by mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest. Refreshments, special discounts, panel discussion and expert advice on First Ascent [...]
Meet eighteen Everest summiteers including legendary climbers Jim and Lou Whittaker and First Ascent team members Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn and Peter Whittaker at the 2009 Rainier Mountain Festival. Attend Q&As and learn about their adventures, or enjoy alpine games, climbing demos, live music, food and kids’ activities. For more information, visit www.rainierfestival.com. Sponsored by [...]
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