First Ascent

400 FT · THE FOUNDING COHORT

300 numbered. Then never again.

A first ascent is the first successful climb of a route. It happens once. Every later climber is a repeat — that's not a slight, it's just what the words mean. It's also exactly what being early to something is worth.

The first Marko run is numbered 001 to 300. When they're gone the cohort closes and we don't reopen it, extend it, or quietly add "just a few more." A cap only means anything if it closes.

What comes with a number

Your number Permanent · 001–300
In the box Numbered card + patch
Founders page Your name, for as long as the brand exists
Future drops First access, automatically, forever
Drop 002 You vote on the colourway

Why we're not discounting it

We looked hard at running a founding discount and decided against it. At the volumes we're making, a deep discount would come out of the build quality — thinner fabric, cheaper construction, the exact compromises that make new brands forgettable.

So the number isn't a coupon. It's a record that you were here first. We think that's worth more, and it's certainly more honest than a fake sale price.

Straight answer on the risk

We're new. You can't verify us the way you'd verify a brand with ten years of reviews, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something.

What we can offer: a stated ship-by date on every product page, a written production update every week until your order lands, and a full refund the moment we miss a date you didn't agree to. Your card payment also carries dispute rights that have nothing to do with us.

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