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/2010/04/05/first-ascent-guide-erik-leidecker-transitions-to-alaska/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/05/first-ascent-guide-erik-leidecker-transitions-to-alaska/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:56:13 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2317 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/04/05/first-ascent-guide-erik-leidecker-transitions-to-alaska/feed/ 2   By Erik Leidecker Alaska backcountry pilot, Drake Olson, waits for a lull in the wind and then guns the throttle. His plane, a highly modified Cessna 180 equipped with skis for snow landings, lifts off circles around and heads back towards the tiny airport in Haines, AK. And just like that, I’m alone. In [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/15/first-ascent-ski-team-hits-steamboat-last-stop-in-lower-48/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/15/first-ascent-ski-team-hits-steamboat-last-stop-in-lower-48/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:02:49 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2210 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/03/15/first-ascent-ski-team-hits-steamboat-last-stop-in-lower-48/feed/ 0 The Crist brothers, along with Lynsey Dyer, hit up Steamboat earlier this month to test the new First Ascent ski gear in powder, bumps and corduroy. They also hooked up with the legendary Billy Kidd, former U.S. Ski Team member and resident of Steamboat Springs. This is the final stop for the team in the [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/22/alexis-dupont-finds-southern-utah-to-be-first-descent-playground/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/22/alexis-dupont-finds-southern-utah-to-be-first-descent-playground/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:22:55 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2108 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/22/alexis-dupont-finds-southern-utah-to-be-first-descent-playground/feed/ 2   I recently took a trip to Southern Utah to ski terrain that hasn’t seen this much snow in upwards of 30 years. A giant amphitheater of towering red rocks above 10,000 ft., the conditions provided a great adventure through untouched lands. The canyon looked like one giant terrain trap with one-hundred-foot cliffs at the [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/11/first-ascent-ski-guides-join-k2-shoot-at-monarch/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/11/first-ascent-ski-guides-join-k2-shoot-at-monarch/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:53:55 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=2051 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/02/11/first-ascent-ski-guides-join-k2-shoot-at-monarch/feed/ 0 First Ascent ski guides, Reggie and Zach Crist, design and test gear from head to foot working with both Eddie Bauer and Northwest ski company K2. This past week, they spent a few days skiing powder in Monarch, Colorado to capture photography in support of the 2011 K2 ski line. http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:47:03 +0000 Reggie Crist http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1987 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/23/tahoe-powder-playground-for-first-ascent-ski-guides/feed/ 0 Heavy snow continues to fall in the Lake Tahoe region.  As predicted, there has been over 4 feet in the past 4 days and more snow is forecasted.  First Ascent guide and local Tahoe patroller Lel Tone has been busy at work throwing bombs and trying to keep the resort open. “It’s been a battle,” [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/19/first-ascent-guides-open-heli-ski-season/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/19/first-ascent-guides-open-heli-ski-season/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:30:30 +0000 Zach Crist http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1973 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/19/first-ascent-guides-open-heli-ski-season/feed/ 0 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/sots-climbers-recap-climber-for-clean-water/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/sots-climbers-recap-climber-for-clean-water/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:46:29 +0000 Melissa Arnot http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1967 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/sots-climbers-recap-climber-for-clean-water/feed/ 0 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. [...] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/arnot-applauds-sots-effort-from-summit/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/arnot-applauds-sots-effort-from-summit/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:37:33 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1964 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/15/arnot-applauds-sots-effort-from-summit/feed/ 0       [nggallery id=67] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/team-poised-for-overnight-summit-bid/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/team-poised-for-overnight-summit-bid/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:50:39 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1948 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/team-poised-for-overnight-summit-bid/feed/ 0     [nggallery id=65] http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/spirits-high-as-sots-team-pushes-towards-the-summit/ http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/spirits-high-as-sots-team-pushes-towards-the-summit/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:29:45 +0000 First Ascent Brand Team http://blog.firstascent.com/?p=1940 http://blog.firstascent.com/2010/01/11/spirits-high-as-sots-team-pushes-towards-the-summit/feed/ 0                 [nggallery id=64]