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/2011/12/08/perfect-weather-and-a-great-group-of-climbers-make-for-a-memorable-antarctic-summit/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/08/perfect-weather-and-a-great-group-of-climbers-make-for-a-memorable-antarctic-summit/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:59:27 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=9842 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/12/08/perfect-weather-and-a-great-group-of-climbers-make-for-a-memorable-antarctic-summit/feed/ 0 FA Guide Seth Waterfall describes a summit of Vinson Massif as as close to perfect as possible. vinson thumb http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/24/dave-hahn-achieves-his-13th-summit-of-mt-everest/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/24/dave-hahn-achieves-his-13th-summit-of-mt-everest/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 20:32:04 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7595 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/24/dave-hahn-achieves-his-13th-summit-of-mt-everest/feed/ 13 First Ascent guide Dave Hahn recaps his 13th successful expedition to the top of the world. hahn_homepage http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/17/dave-hahns-16-year-old-client-makes-tough-decision-against-everest-summit-attempt/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/17/dave-hahns-16-year-old-client-makes-tough-decision-against-everest-summit-attempt/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 20:30:40 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7545 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/17/dave-hahns-16-year-old-client-makes-tough-decision-against-everest-summit-attempt/feed/ 6 Story and photos by Dave Hahn Sara McGahan, Linden Mallory and myself set out from base camp just after 5 a.m. on a final mission through the Khumbu Icefall. It was meant to be our summit bid. When we reached the first series of ladders over crevasses, we took a break. Linden and I were [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/13/photos-dave-hahn-documents-the-horseshoes-tournament-at-everest-base-camp/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/13/photos-dave-hahn-documents-the-horseshoes-tournament-at-everest-base-camp/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 20:52:04 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7499 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/13/photos-dave-hahn-documents-the-horseshoes-tournament-at-everest-base-camp/feed/ 0 Photos by Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/11/everests-summit-window-opens-as-hahn-and-clients-evaluate-timing-readiness/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/11/everests-summit-window-opens-as-hahn-and-clients-evaluate-timing-readiness/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 20:41:20 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7451 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/11/everests-summit-window-opens-as-hahn-and-clients-evaluate-timing-readiness/feed/ 1 Story and photos by Dave Hahn Now it gets interesting in “Everest-ville.” Chherring, Dawa Jamba and Kaji made a significant contribution to our team’s potential success today. They got up around 2 a.m., put on big packs at ABC and climbed all the way to the South Col, establishing what will be our High Camp [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/04/good-training-rotation-tough-decisions-for-dave-hahn-and-clients-on-everest/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/04/good-training-rotation-tough-decisions-for-dave-hahn-and-clients-on-everest/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 18:03:42 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7401 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/04/good-training-rotation-tough-decisions-for-dave-hahn-and-clients-on-everest/feed/ 4 Story by Dave Hahn, photos by Dave Hahn and Linden Mallory A hot shower… Cotton clothes… Chairs with backs… An appetite… Easy temperatures… Brain temporarily free of Icefall fixation… It must be rest day #1. We’re still decompressing from the last week on high and not yet laser-focused on the coming week, which will be higher still. I’m [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/27/photos-dave-hahn-gift-giving-to-the-icefall-docs-on-everest/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/27/photos-dave-hahn-gift-giving-to-the-icefall-docs-on-everest/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:32:26 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7276 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/27/photos-dave-hahn-gift-giving-to-the-icefall-docs-on-everest/feed/ 2 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/26/photos-dave-hahn-and-team-in-rotation-to-abc/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/26/photos-dave-hahn-and-team-in-rotation-to-abc/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:59:16 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7195 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/26/photos-dave-hahn-and-team-in-rotation-to-abc/feed/ 1 Photos by Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/25/dave-hahn-and-clients-complete-first-rotation-to-abc-on-everest/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/25/dave-hahn-and-clients-complete-first-rotation-to-abc-on-everest/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:52:18 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7181 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/25/dave-hahn-and-clients-complete-first-rotation-to-abc-on-everest/feed/ 0 Story and photos by Dave Hahn Five days ago, we tried getting up through the Khumbu Icefall but instead dropped down to basecamp again to wait a day. We weren’t firing on all cylinders, and it was clear that the jet stream was. The wind made a cardboard tearing sound as it scraped across the high [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/dave-hahn-and-team-train-in-the-khumbu-icefall-on-everest/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/dave-hahn-and-team-train-in-the-khumbu-icefall-on-everest/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:00:23 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7058 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/04/19/dave-hahn-and-team-train-in-the-khumbu-icefall-on-everest/feed/ 4 Story and photos by Dave Hahn Today was a big day for our climbing team. Everyone was keyed up for an early-morning start and nervous about just what surprises the Khumbu Icefall might hold for us. I’m sure I was responsible for a good deal of the nervousness, having tried mightily in this last week of [...]