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	<title>BORN OUT THERE &#187; Melissa Arnot</title>
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		<title>Exploring Quito Provides Opportunity to Experience Local Culture</title>
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By Melissa Arnot
Our first day in Quito starts with a fresh-fruit breakfast influenced by the coastal regions before we head out to see what Ecuador is really all about. The culture in Quito is an amazing mix of old and new. You literally can be walking in front of a skyscraper, only to turn the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Set your DVR for the MTV Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro Documentary Sunday Night!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Tune into MTV this Sunday, March 14 at 9:00 p.m. EST to catch First Ascent guide Melissa Arnot, Grammy-nominated musician and mastermind behind the expedition, Kenna and the rest of the SOTS: K team on their journey to raise awareness for the global clean water crisis.
As an added bonus, Melissa provided us with an exclusive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Animals of Floreana and Fernandina Islands Dazzle Arnot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Arnot</dc:creator>
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By Melissa Arnot
The sunshine is gone this morning as we head out to Floreana Island. After stepping into the chilly morning water, I feel compelled to stay there on the shore and wait for the penguins. Carlitos, our naturalist, tells me that we may see penguins but we must be patient. I have gotten a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iguanas and Blue-Footed Boobies Welcome Arnot to North Seymour Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Arnot</dc:creator>
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By Melissa Arnot
The theme for today is birds. North Seymour Island in the Galapagos is really the place for birds, and now is the season to see them. As we disembark, I immediately see the bright red necks of the frigate birds, and only a few feet away from our landing spot I can see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arnot Arrives at the Galapagos, Gets Her “Sea Legs”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Arnot
One of the first major expeditions Eddie outfitted was in 1953 and 54. The Inca Highway Expedition was a 2-year archaeological exploration of the “Royal Road” that stretched from Quito, Ecuador to Santiago, Chile. This spring, in honor of our 90th year of adventuring, First Ascent’s Melissa Arnot went back to Ecuador, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTV Documentary March 14, SOTS: Kilimanjaro Climb for Clean Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Mark your calendars! The Summit on the Summit MTV documentary airs Sunday, March 14, at 9 p.m. EST.
Follow First Ascent guide, Melissa Arnot; Grammy-nominated musician and mastermind behind the expedition, Kenna; actors and altruists Jessica Biel and Emile Hirsch, plus a host of other educators and influencers, on their journey up the 19,340-foot mountain to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jessica Biel Recounts Climb for Clean Water</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/26/jessica-biel-recounts-climb-for-clean-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>SOTS Climbers Recap Climb for Clean Water</title>
		<link>http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/sots-climbers-recap-climber-for-clean-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Arnot</dc:creator>
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Arusha, Day 8 4,600 feet
Inspiring. Surprising. Encouraging. That is how this trip has made me feel, encouraged. If a group of people this diverse can come together and push through rain, snow, headaches and physical difficulty to get to the highest point in Africa then imagine what we can do as a collective society. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arnot Applauds SOTS Effort From Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Kenna Thanks First Ascent and Arnot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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