First Descents is hosting a New Year’s Day hike at Hanging Rock for young adults affected by serious illness and invited caregivers and health care workers. #WFDD #HangingRock #FirstDescents #NewYearsDay

Our founder, Brad Ludden, sat down with Jadey to reflect on 25 years of First Descents: how outdoor adventures change lives, why it was time to bring caregivers into the fold, and what first moved him to start FD.

Read the Q&A here: https://bit.ly/3T8F667

#FirstDescents #OutLivingIt #25Years

“It was like I was in a DCOM — just wipeout after wipeout montage style.”
@dudders.bsky.social shares her unforgettable Santa Cruz surf experience with @FirstDescents — complete with healing, laughter, and a GoPro-worthy performance 📹🌊
🎧 Full episode of #AC752
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“I didn’t realize how badly I wanted to do it until I did it.”
@dudders.bsky.social shares her experience learning to surf in Santa Cruz through @FirstDescents — a nonprofit bringing adventure to cancer survivors.

🎧 Full AwesomeCast 752: www.patreon.com/posts/awesom...
#AC752

🌊 Katie Surfs for the First Time… with Sea Lions! 🦭
In this clip from #AC752 , Katie Dudas shares her life-changing adventure with @FirstDescents — surfing in Santa Cruz, seeing whales, sea lions, and learning to ride the waves with a little help from pizza. 🍕
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🎥 VIDEO DROP: #AC752

🛻 Livestream from a U-Haul
🏄‍♀️ Katie catches waves with @firstdescents
🤖 Meta AI modifies your photos without warning
🧱 Minecraft climate game?!

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Delighted to have just supported @FirstDescents due to the encouragement and example of @DGlaucomflecken and @LGlaucomflecken

What if every #medtwitter follower who has known a young person with cancer were to give $50?

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Sunrises are gradual before they become glorious. #grateful #firstdescents #manatee