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Published on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Back in December I was asked to guest for a London Female cycling team in the Tour Ta Malta. I accepted the offer and I received support for travel from First Ascent and Derbyshire sport which was a great help. I was very nervous and possibly even a ...
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Published on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
As the rain thunders on the roof I fondly think back to the holiday past, two weeks of climbing in the glorious sunshine of Turkey. It definitely felt a lifetime ago as I was desperately trying to get feeling back in my fingers mid-route at Raven Tor...
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Published on Monday, March 26, 2012 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
This week I head out for the Tour of Malta cycling stage race. It consists of two time trial stages and two road stages. First Ascent has provided me with funding and clothing for this event which will be a brilliant experience for me to race with s...
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Published on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Cyclocross racing started last September with the aim of some fun and off-season training. However there is some sort of addictive bug you catch from cyclocross and I was as competitive as ever, cyclocross very quickly became an important focus for m...
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Published on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Happy New Year to all.
This Winter has proved that despite the conditions of the past three years, the snow and cold is something that can't be depended on in the UK. Something that can be though, is the rain. Buckets and buckets of the stuff....
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Published on Friday, November 25, 2011 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Good news for us all, taken from www.mwis.org:
"Intense Atlantic lows will pass close to northern Scotland, bringing long periods of often severe upland gales, and bands of rain (focussed on western Scotland), interspersed by showery weather...
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Published on Monday, November 14, 2011 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Here at First Ascent we try hard to help people out as quickly as possible when it comes to warranty issues, spare parts and general technical problems. By way of thanks, we often receive lots of grateful e-mails from people showing off bits of our k...
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Published on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
HYDROTHERAPY - Britain's hardest DWS?
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Published on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Black Diamond athletes Nico Favresse and Adam Pustelnik made the first repeat of Orbayu, a multi-pitch line on Spain's Naranjo de Bulnes, which at 8c+/9a had been hailed as the world's hardest big wall free climb. Although the pair felt the route ...
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Published on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by simon@firstascent.co.uk
Neil has reported to us that he has ".. probably had the best climbing season of my life" and considering what he has achieved to date this is quite an claim! Keep an eye out for the coming reports of what he has been upto but for now, here is quick ...
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