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Ed Viesturs, Dave Hahn and First Ascent Team Document Everest Expedition Progress

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The First Ascent Teamis on their way to Everest and they are documenting the expedition process on YouTube.  There are already four videos on the site, and it’s clear the team is making good progress. They arrived in Lukla two days ago and you can checkout that arrival in the video below.

The star-studded team is comprised of world renowned mountaineer Ed Viesturs, expedition leader and nephew of Jim Whittaker (the first American to summit Everest) Peter Whittaker, Dave Hahn, who’s summited Everest ten times, and three top guides from Rainier Mountaineering, Melissa Arnot, Seth Waterfall, and Chad Peele.

RSN Picks Up Adventure Medical Kits’ ‘Be Safe’ Videos

Monday, March 30th, 2009

The Resort Sports Network (RSN), a national television network that specializes in creating and distributing outdoor content to America’s premier resorts, has announced it will begin airing AMK’s ‘Be Safe’ video segments starting in April. Hosted by high altitude mountaineer Ed Viesturs, the ‘Be Safe’ vignettes were designed to provide viewers with useful tips on first aid, safety and survival in the outdoors.   Based in Portland, Maine, RSN broadcasts content into 125 mountain and beach destinations across the country. Currently, RSN has affiliates in the following markets: