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/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 14:28:20 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7633 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/26/chris-korbulic-prepares-to-show-africa-expedition-photo-display-at-mountainfilm/feed/ 0 Story and photos by Chris Korbulic To learn more about the Mountainfilm in Telluride this Memorial Day Weekend 2011, visit http://www.mountainfilm.org. Sitting in the Steaming Bean, a small, local’s cafe in Telluride, CO, is kind of surreal right now. It’s May 23, snowing outside, and my photos are hanging on the walls above my seat. Some [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/20/chris-korbulic-interviews-with-mountainfilm-about-his-upcoming-photo-exhibit-in-tribute-to-hendri-coetzee/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/20/chris-korbulic-interviews-with-mountainfilm-about-his-upcoming-photo-exhibit-in-tribute-to-hendri-coetzee/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 15:05:13 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=7575 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/05/20/chris-korbulic-interviews-with-mountainfilm-about-his-upcoming-photo-exhibit-in-tribute-to-hendri-coetzee/feed/ 0 First Ascent kayaker Chris Korbulic talks with Mountainfilm about his photo gallery in tribute to the late Hendri Coetzee. kayak_homepage http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:33:00 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=6580 http://blog.firstascent.com/2011/03/27/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-returns-to-mountainfilm/feed/ 0 Mountainfilm isn’t just a festival to showcase films; it’s a festival devoted to sparking a conversation.  Eddie Bauer returns as a Presenting Sponsor, and some of our sponsored athletes will be present at this year’s event, May 27-30, 2011, in Telluride, CO. Ben Stookesberry will present a short film, and Chris Korbulic will present a photography [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/01/mountainfilm-in-telluride-a-huge-success/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/01/mountainfilm-in-telluride-a-huge-success/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:15:04 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2892 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/06/01/mountainfilm-in-telluride-a-huge-success/feed/ 1 The spirit of adventure was alive and well in Telluride, Colorado over Memorial Day weekend. The Mountainfilm documentary film festival brought together a couple thousand people to watch films, discuss causes, and enjoy some amazing spring weather in a spectacular setting. The Eddie Bauer/First Ascent Airstream was a tremendous draw as it greeted people in [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/21/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-headed-to-mountainfilm-in-telluride/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/21/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-headed-to-mountainfilm-in-telluride/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 23:14:08 +0000 Michael http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2718 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/21/eddie-bauer-first-ascent-headed-to-mountainfilm-in-telluride/feed/ 0 Eddie Bauer/ First Ascent has partnered with Mountainfilm in Telluride again this year to celebrate the untamable spirit of adventure and raise awareness about issues that might threaten our planet. Mountainfilm in Telluride is an independent documentary film festival, but it’s also an “assembly of people who have come together to see what the human [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/16/tonight-only-whittaker-viesturs-and-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-chicago/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/16/tonight-only-whittaker-viesturs-and-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-chicago/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:31:15 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1654 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/16/tonight-only-whittaker-viesturs-and-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-chicago/feed/ 0 First Ascent and Mountainfilm on Tour take the windy city by storm tonight for an evening of great films and mountaineering stories from climbing legends Ed Viesturs and Jim Whittaker. One of the featured films is Fitzroy, the story of the 1968 first ascent of the Southwest Ridge in the Patagonian Andes. Whittaker and Viesturs [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/09/whittakers-kick-off-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-seattle/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/09/whittakers-kick-off-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-seattle/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:28:01 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1605 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/10/09/whittakers-kick-off-mountainfilm-on-tour-in-seattle/feed/ 1 Join First Ascent and Mountainfilm on Tour in Seattle for two great nights of award-winning films and live presentations by some of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers. The program includes a series of short films along with special guests – First Ascent Guide Peter Whittaker on Friday, October 9, and mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker on [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/06/17/first-ascent-sponsors-mountainfilm-festival/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/06/17/first-ascent-sponsors-mountainfilm-festival/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:23:47 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1347 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/06/17/first-ascent-sponsors-mountainfilm-festival/feed/ 1 It isn’t Cannes. Or Sundance. But for filmgoers who prefer high mountains to high glamour, and who value authentic alpine air more than acquired artistic airs, the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, CO is more than worth the effort. Launched in 1979 to celebrate climbing, mountaineering and environmental activism, Mountainfilm is inspiring, entertaining and challenging. And [...]