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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.

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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.

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My Year Of Top-Roping

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We Climbed All The Roped Routes At ASCEND Point Breeze!

Events

ASCEND's front page events.

View all Event posts in our blog archive.

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ASCEND Acro Fest

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ASCEND Pride Celebration (Point Breeze)

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Scarpa Shoe Demos

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ASCEND Erie Fitness Open House

Promotions

Who doesn't love a good deal?

View all Promotional posts in our blog archive.

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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

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Mother's Day Weekend Specials

News

Accolades, partnerships, and more!

View all News entries in our blog archive.

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Bad Sauna

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ASCEND Climbing 2025 Summer Camp

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8th ASCENDiversary Celebration + Specials

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Best Of Erie

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