It’s the crown jewel of the climbing world, it’s the tallest mountain in the world, it’s summit was reached in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and has been claiming lives ever since.

Over the last year the boys have been training both on and off mountains, finding them in the Andes, the South Bavarian Alps and a host of other natural training grounds.

We’re well aware of the many ill prepared business moguls who have the cash just to claim the feat, as we are the agencies out there, who minimize the risk and practically do it for you.

Over the last couple of years, we’ve come to know Josh and Keith well, they’re the type of guys who’d choose such an adventure for its beauty, love of competition and self accomplishment. They could also have any company throwing bundles of cash and product their way - ‘in support’. In the end, they decided to opt out and go with us, which aside from a small group of sherpa’s wearing our kit, have very little experience on Everest.

We’ll be heading up to London this Thursday for a little send off party, to see the guys one last time before they go from sea level, to highest point in the world. They’ve got families, they’ve got loved ones and they’re trusting in product we’ve made, to aid them to the top.

The next few months will be very big for us, we’ll be keeping a close eye on weather conditions, the boys health and they’re step by step attempt up the mountain.

All of us here are wishing them both fortitude, high spirits and loads of love from the shire. We can’t thank you boys enough for the opportunity, super stoked and honored!

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The first of many images to come:

Josh and Keith, sporting Storm Tracks

Josh counting every step

Andes ridge-line in the distance.

Josh getting some shut eye in some of the worlds finest merino base layers.

The boys after a solid accomplishment.

The longest marked footpath in the world, over 2000 miles, traverses through 14 states along the East Coast of the US and it takes six months to complete. We’ve been going back and forth with Stuart Skinner, he’s a naturalist, he loves Finisterre gear and we’re going to help him along the way, as well as help raise a bit of awareness on mental health issues.

So Stuart will be off very soon, we’re going to hear from him from time to time and let all of you know how he gets on over the next six months. We never thought for a second, that our merino beanies and new base layers would be on a 5 million foot step journey - stoked to be involved Stuart!

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This leads onto to Charlie Chambers and Finisterre in the most unlikely of places. Charlie is a product tester, he gets up to video and still images, climbs the occasional mountain in his favored Sastruga and when he has the time - wears cowboy hats and Etobicokes in front of 18 wheelers - super rad Charlie.?

and then there’s a new product tester in the tester family - Mr Noble. He’s well respected, fronts the Scottish Surfing Federation and he’s sporting Finisterre logos on board and suit. He spent last week competing in the Scottish Open, managed a second in the open event, forth in the seniors and began his correspondence with a ‘wee update…’

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Top job Chris, there’ll be a box of goodies waiting, upon your return from offshore.

We’re finding it hard to keep up. Carlos made the final of another big wave event on Sunday at Todos Santos, Baja.

In 1998, Burle emerged on to the big wave scene with spectacular results by winning the first event ever held at the reef in gigantic 50ft surf. Having been charging and homing his skills for years prior, off the radar, this event made a name for the Brazilian, as he beat the classic North Shore contingent to the top spot. Twelve years later and there is no doubt he still is one of the best in the world at what he does - someone we’re proud to have on board.

Its been one of his best winters yet: Spectacular displays of big wave surfing on the North Shore saw him rank well in the Eddie Aikau at Waimea, before he was nominated for an XXL big wave award after grabbing an astonishingly big cover up at Jaws. Barely a week or two later and he’s in the line-up for the Final of the renowned Mavericks contest, in what has been dubbed some of the heaviest paddle in surfing seen for a long time. This past weekend he reached the final of the Todos Santos contest - eventually placing fourth.

His hardwork over the past twelve months means he’s flying back home today to see his family and newborn son with a second place overall ranking on the Big Wave World Circuit. We’re stoked to hear the news, and as the Todos Santos event is not long over, we will keep you posted very soon with some of the best highlights from his exploits this winter.