F.I.R.S.T

With thanks to the people who’ve been purchasing the product, with a thank you to Karl Morrow for his terrific testimonial which is here and an image of the range we’ve got in stock below.

What a fantastic expedition; Nico Favresse, Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse, Stephane Hanssens and Silvia Vidal teamed up to climb on Mt Asgard on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.

To get to Asgard, the climbers were dropped off by boat at the entrance of the Weasel Valley with all their gear and food for a total of 45 days in the field and given it’s a 60 km hike to get to the mountain, they had to make 5 return trips to get all their equipment to basecamp; that’s a round trip of 600 kms which is itself a fair  feat.

And as with any trip the Belgian’s go on, it was mandatory to bring along all sorts of musical instruments: mandolin, harmonica, tin whistle, squeeze box and assorted pots to act as percussion.

The upshot of the expedition were four first ascents and a rare repeat of an uber famous line first put up by legend Charlie Porter in 1975 and all on routes up to 1000 metres long, with the single longest time on rock being 11 consecutive days trying to free the North-West face of the South Tower of Asgard.

Go here for the full story; the location is extraordinary, the climbing inspirational and the whippers are massive. But more than anything, it’s the fantastic humour and fun that they bring to the whole trip – you’ll not often see anyone having a better time and for that reason alone, the story, images and film - Asgard Jamming, are all well worth a look; check out the trailer below first.

And thanks Nico for the use of this material and here’s a shot of them not on Asgard but in Greenland; you’ll want to visit their site here to check out their recent Vertical Sailing trip.

Justin Jones and James Castrission have left the coast of Antarctica at Hercules Inlet and have well and truly begun their Crossing The Ice expedition; a trip which plans to travel unsupported to the South Pole and back - a journey of 2200kms on skis and sled-hauling all provisions essential for three months on the ice.

Read more about the CTI expedition here and it’s our pleasure to be involved with the expedition with F.I.R.S.T; hope you boys like the berry flavour – a lot!

Here’s a shot from about day 33 of the trip; it's been tough so far but they're still at it and milages are increasing.

After 100 days of expedition testing, as well as a great deal nutritional analysis, investigating flavour options, meeting relevant food standards and much more, our nutrition product F.I.R.S.T is now available.

F.I.R.S.T is designed for physically demanding expeditions and outdoor activities and not just those undertaken in cold conditions and some of its key features are -

* High nutritional value

* Weighs next to nothing

* Requires minimal cooking or preparation time

* Suitable for vegetarians

* Effective in hot and cold climates

* Far smaller in volume than comparable nutrition

* Able to be consumed fast

There are more flavours to come and the development of it in bar form has begun; click here to read more about the product and we’ve also created a sponsorship system to supply F.I.R.S.T to expeditions and trips - it’s here

This image is of the product eaten every meal of every day while crossing the Greenland Icecap

Visit a slice of bouldering Narnia, or is that Nirvana? Crash mats, White Witches, V13’s and a lion called Aslan – New Zealand’s Castle Hill has a lot going for it here

When planning a 12 month, 7 countries, 30+ cultures, 15,000 klm tour throughout Central Asia, gear that could withstand the rigours of such a trip was imperative.

The Steppe By Steppe expedition found that only Crosso products fitted the bill and because the gear proved to be so outstanding, we’re pleased to be offering for sale the Crosso range of products and it’s is available here.

Even if the bike world is not your thing, have a look at their Drybags here; they’re the gold standard - if gold was made from waterproof Cordura.