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Welcome To The

ASCEND Blog

Our blog is home to ASCEND's large and special event and programs announcements, as well as promotions and sales, exciting news, and thoughtful editorials.

Blog

All posts by date published.

View all entries in our blog archive.

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Climbing Should Be Fun: On Discovering Joy, In & Outside of Climbing

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Living with Limitations: Trying to control the uncontrollable

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Summertime Travel And A Threat To Climbing Areas Around The Country

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Is Climbing Only for the Crazy? the Strong? or the Young?: 5 myths-not-myths of climbing, debunked, sort of.

Events

ASCEND's front page events.

View all Event posts in our blog archive.

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AnniversERIE Celebration - "The TWINiversary"

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7th Annual 5Point Adventure Film Festival

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ASCEND Point Breeze Community "Yard" Sale

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Steel Town Throw Down 2025

Promotions

Who doesn't love a good deal?

View all Promotional posts in our blog archive.

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Back To School 2025

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Scarpa Shoe Demos

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Father's Day Weekend Specials

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Summer Membership + Punch Pass Sale

News

Accolades, partnerships, and more!

View all News entries in our blog archive.

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Bad Sauna

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Vote For ASCEND - Best Of Pittsburgh

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ASCEND Climbing 2025 Summer Camp

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8th ASCENDiversary Celebration + Specials

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