101 of Bikepacking 14 January 2021 | Seamus Allardice "Bikepacking to me doesn’t just mean packing everything you’d need on your bike and heading off on an adventure. I, erroneously, u...
Top 10 Camping Spots in South Africa to visit in 2021 07 January 2021 | First Ascent Looking for the perfect camping spot for your next getaway? We've got your covered. Read below for our list of the Top 10 camping...
Top 10 Hiking Trails in South Africa 21 December 2020 | First Ascent Avid hikers Kobus Bresler and Dania Petrik share with us their Top 10 hiking routes across South Africa. From Cape Town to Mpumala...
Mountain Barista’s Top Tips for Sunrise Hiking 14 December 2020 | Cornelius van Niekerk You don't get more specialized than Mountain Barista when it comes to that first sip of piping hot cuppa on the mountains - hence ...
Our Best-Selling Hiking Pants Explained 10 December 2020 | First Ascent The First Ascent Utility Hiking pants continues to be a South African favourite for various reasons. How is it that a pair of outd...
7 Tips for a Lighter Backpack- Matt Bouch gives his input 09 December 2020 | Matt Bouch Do you want a lighter backpack? Of course, you do. The solution to this is simple: pack less and pack smarter. In this article, SA...
Suicide Gorge: Failure to Launch 23 November 2020 | Seamus Allardice What makes a successful trip, asks Seamus Allardice? Is it completing the designated route, returning home safely, having fun or l...
Polygiene® Explained - A New Era of Sustainability 13 November 2020 | First Ascent Polygiene® treatments ensure that garments, gear and textiles stay fresh and last longer. Polygiene’s® mission is to change the wa...
Tips to Combat Cycling 'Hot Foot' 10 November 2020 | First Ascent Cycling ‘Hot Foot’ is a rather common experience to new and sometimes even intermediate riders. It is a burning or numbing sensati...
Our Top 10 Reviewed Products of 2020 09 November 2020 | First Ascent Opinions about 2020 will probably forever remain divided. What we do know, is that in spite of all the lows this year has brought,...
Team First Ascent Shares Their Favourite Running Routes in South Africa 29 October 2020 | First Ascent Team First Ascent shares some of their favourite running routes in and around South Africa, along with their top tips for safety, ...
The Dog Ate My Down Jacket – A Story of Sustainability 28 October 2020 | First Ascent Rather than discarding their much-loved (yet severely damaged) Transit Down jacket, Terry Carolin and her family opted to have the...
Strength Exercises For Improved Outdoor Adventures 26 October 2020 | First Ascent Simple, but very effective home exercises you can do to up your outdoor adventure game and decrease your chances of getting injure...
The Dragon Mountains Known as the Drakensberg - a Hiking Journal 23 October 2020 | Sibusiso Vilane Sibusiso Vilane shares his 2020 hiking journal with us. "That was the moment I discovered why people go up to these wild and natur...
How to Smash a Sub-2 Hour Half-Marathon 21 October 2020 | First Ascent With better weather making a welcome comeback, and most South Africans embracing the outdoors like never before, we want to share ...
How to Clean Your Hydration Bladder 15 October 2020 | First Ascent Keeping your hydration bladder clean will not only ensure the longevity of it's use, but also it's overall hygiene on your next ou...