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/2010/05/21/apa-sherpa-accomplishes-20th-summit-of-everest-in-first-ascent/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/21/apa-sherpa-accomplishes-20th-summit-of-everest-in-first-ascent/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 03:00:19 +0000 Michael http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2715 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/05/21/apa-sherpa-accomplishes-20th-summit-of-everest-in-first-ascent/feed/ 13 Apa Sherpa, the only man in history to summit Everest 19 times, has now broken his own record with his 20th ascent. Apa reached the summit fully outfitted in First Ascent. http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/20/puja-ceremony-marks-start-of-climb-for-arnot/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/20/puja-ceremony-marks-start-of-climb-for-arnot/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:26:32 +0000 Melissa Arnot http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2436 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/20/puja-ceremony-marks-start-of-climb-for-arnot/feed/ 1 By Melissa Arnot: Today is an important day. It is the day following the Nepali New Year (it is now 2065 in Nepal). We are told by Tshering Dorje (our head climbing Sherpa, who is also a monk) that today is a good day for a blessing ceremony, or Puja. The staff is busy preparing [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/21/team-hahn-accelerates-summit-bid-plan/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/21/team-hahn-accelerates-summit-bid-plan/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 21:21:22 +0000 Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1146 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/21/team-hahn-accelerates-summit-bid-plan/feed/ 5 Everest Dispatch #73 May 21, 2009 ABC By Dave Hahn We had something of a celebration dinner in BC last night. As Peter, Ed, Jake and Gerry made it all the way down from the South Col to regale us with summit stories. After all that, it was strange as anything to get up by [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 18:55:31 +0000 Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=855 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/08/expedition-teams-respond-to-west-ridge-avalanche/feed/ 7 Everest Dispatch #46 May 8, 2009 Basecamp By Dave Hahn I believed I’d imagined Kent Harvey’s call to me at ten minutes to four in the morning. I didn’t have any alarm set; it was a rest day coming on and I was sound asleep in my tent. So fully unconscious that Kent called me [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/04/summit-push-to-begin-may-8th-for-viesturs-whittaker-arnot/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/04/summit-push-to-begin-may-8th-for-viesturs-whittaker-arnot/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:15:12 +0000 Melissa Arnot http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=829 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/05/04/summit-push-to-begin-may-8th-for-viesturs-whittaker-arnot/feed/ 10 Everest Dispatch #42 May 4, 2009 Basecamp By Melissa Arnot The chatter of Sherpa staff waking up and getting going is the first thing I hear, then the sun hits the tent and it is time to get up. Basecamp is a busy place, but I always think of it as the place that is [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/30/behind-the-scenes-keeping-up-with-the-climbers/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/30/behind-the-scenes-keeping-up-with-the-climbers/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 00:34:01 +0000 Jake Norton http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=803 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/30/behind-the-scenes-keeping-up-with-the-climbers/feed/ 11 Everest Dispatch #38 April 30, 2009 By Jake Norton, Expedition Photographer It sounds pretty romantic, and lots of people envy my job. And, I must admit, I’m pretty happy with what I do for a living, and count my blessings every day. But working as an expedition photographer is not always a piece of cake. [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/28/first-ascent-team-updates-on-everest-progress/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/28/first-ascent-team-updates-on-everest-progress/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:00:06 +0000 Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=767 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/28/first-ascent-team-updates-on-everest-progress/feed/ 4 Everest Dispatch #36 April 28, 2009 Basecamp……….17,530 ft. By Dave Hahn The first day and night down after an Everest climbing rotation are great for enjoying the novelty of comfort and easy living again. But it isn’t really until the second night back down that I normally get full and renewing sleep. And looking at [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/25/basecamp-grows-as-team-hahn-test-upper-mountain/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/25/basecamp-grows-as-team-hahn-test-upper-mountain/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:59:28 +0000 Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=739 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/25/basecamp-grows-as-team-hahn-test-upper-mountain/feed/ 4 Everest Dispatch #33 April 25, 2009 Advanced Basecamp …. 21,200 ft. N27’58.811′ E086’54.160′ By Dave Hahn Advanced Basecamp sits along a rocky moraine overlaying dense glacial ice. The rock comes from Everest’ immense and steep Southwest Face and a few million avalanches. Once at the base of the Face it is plowed into a neat [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/24/dave-hahns-team-reaches-camp-2-21202-ft/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/24/dave-hahns-team-reaches-camp-2-21202-ft/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:24:06 +0000 Dave Hahn http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=735 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/24/dave-hahns-team-reaches-camp-2-21202-ft/feed/ 6 Everest Dispatch #32 April 24, 2009 Camp 1…. 19,867 ft. N27’59.246′ E086’52.688′ Camp 2 (aka ABC)…. 21,202 ft. N27’58.811′ E086’54.160′ By Dave Hahn A couple of days ago we hit an important benchmark, and had a successful day for the team. It was just as we did the previous morning we set out, only this [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/23/melissa-arnots-ankle-recovers-for-trip-to-camp/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/23/melissa-arnots-ankle-recovers-for-trip-to-camp/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:49:23 +0000 Melissa Arnot http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=725 http://blog.firstascent.com/2009/04/23/melissa-arnots-ankle-recovers-for-trip-to-camp/feed/ 2 Everest Dispatch #31 April 23, 2009 Everest Basecamp…..17,530 ft. By Melissa Arnot It always amazes me how much of a temperature extreme you can experience in the mountains. The last few days have been really good for me, as I left Basecamp and made my way to Camp 2. At 5 a.m. this morning, I [...]