In addition to all the socks and no sweat bandanna’s, First Ascent has amazingly sponsored all the following incroyable products. Incroyable is French for incredible – things seem more expressive in French and go someway to helping explain just how excited I am. Picture me saying INCROYABLE out loud…and in a French accent – you will see!
All donations to One Gear go directly to CHOC and we are funding this initiative entirely out of our own pocket. This sponsorship from First Ascent has therefore been an absolute life saver and I can do nothing right now but thank them…them…wait I am searching for the right word. Let me find another French word to do this justice…hang on a sec while I use the Google machine to translate for me…
OK I am back..got it – “beaucoup” (again, this needs to be read with a French accent in mind). I can do nothing right now but thank First Ascent beaucoup (so so much).
We are going to be on the road for over 23 days consecutively and will need gear to get us through the many many kilometers of changing landscapes and conditions. First Ascent could not be a better partner to soften the pain caused by exposure to the Cape winds and Karoo sun:
First Ascent - singletrack - MB Shorts
mmmm soft cushioning for one’s bum
First Ascent - Lunatic gloves
Must be able to grip and rip
First Ascent - Free thinker black
Don’t want to catch a cold after the sun goes down
First Ascent - Magneeto Jacket
No chance of not being spotted with this luminousness – safety never takes a day off people!
First Ascent - thermal leg warmer-
Early starts each day may require leg warmers for my little pins
First Ascent- sun-off-arm-protector
You know how deserts are cold at night and baking in the day? Well once it starts to heat up these bad boys will protect my arms from the angry rays of the sun.
First Ascent - yac sac duffle
One problem…where do I put all this cool kit First Ascent has so kindly sponsored? Oh wait look they also gave me the raddest duffle bag to put all my kit in.
INCROYABLE!