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ASCEND

Access Alerts

 

Bookmark this page out for the most up-to-date news on terrain closures, special events, flash sales, or anything else you might want to know before you visit ASCEND. Make the most of your time by being informed!

We do our best to keep impacts on our members and guests as limited as possible. That being said, sometimes we have to make the difficult decision to reserve terrain for programs, classes, and special events. Our commitment to you, is that we minimize those impacts and give you a heads up.

Current Location Specific

Access Alerts

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!

ASCEND

Erie

SPECIAL TERRAIN CLOSURES + EVENTS

The following items may impact your visit. Please plan accordingly!

  • Saturday, Oct. 18: Big FREE Yoga will take over the upstairs bouldering area from 8:30-9:30 a.m. It's free for everyone! During the day, the MAS may be set up in the developmental zone, which would take over two of the top rope lanes.

  • Thursday, Oct. 23: Bouldering League Finals! All of our teams will be competing on 20 routes in the upstairs bouldering area. Expect higher traffic and a portion of the area to be reserved for our teams.

  • Friday, Oct. 24: GLOW Climbing from 7-10 p.m. - no special admission, but the general house lights will be off. Headlamps are REQUIRED. The fitness area will be closed during this time.

  • Saturday, Oct. 25: The yoga studio will be closed for our Into to Meditation workshop! You can sign up here!

RECURRING CLASS TERRAIN IMPACTS

  • Slackline (Reserved for Class)

    • Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday from 6-7 p.m.

YOGA + FITNESS TEACHER SUBS

  • The final day for Tuesday morning Create + Inspire was Sept. 30, but we're working on bringing you another morning yoga option soon!

ROUTESETTING SCHEDULE

Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. For gym maps and wall names, please go HERE.

Last updated on: 10/13/25

  • Last Week: High Bay 2, 4, and 18, Boulders N3-6

  • This Week: High Bay 3 + 5 (Mon+Wed), Boulders S2-6 (Tues+Thurs)

  • Next Week: High Bay 5 + 8 (Mon+Wed), Boulder League Finals North Boulder (Tuesday+Thurs)

ASCEND

Point Breeze

TERRAIN CLOSURES + SPECIAL EVENTS

The following items may impact your visit. Please plan accordingly!

  • 10/4 - BIPOC Affinity Session 

    • Free event from 8pm-10pm

  • 10/13 - So Ill ShoeDemo 

    • Come try on shoes we don't normally carry in our shop!

  • 10/17 - Neurodivergent Climbers private group

    • music may be quieter during this time

  • 10/18 - Standard Birthday Party 

  • 10/18 - Winchester Thurston High School Climbing Club 

    • Evening time there will be an increased number of high school students in the gym

  • 10/18 - QTFW Affinity Session 

    • Free event from 8pm-10pm

  • 10/24 - Trunk or treat CANCELED DUE TO LOW SIGN UPS

  • 10/31 - Candy Climbs for the public!

    • All day long come climb to the top to get some sweet treats!

  • AFTER SCHOOL CLIMBING CLUBS ARE BACK

    • There will be increased presence of youth in the gym during the after school hours of 3p-5p various days of the week

YOUTH TEAM IMPACTS

  • Tuesdays: Spray Wall/Kilter Board reserved 6-7p

    • Please feel free to share the board if/when we are not using during this time!

RECURRING CLASS TERRAIN IMPACTS

  • Fitness Area Deep Cleaning

    • Tuesdays from 12p-1p

  • Slackline (Reserved for Class)

    • Every Tuesday from 6-7p

  • Yoga Studio (Reserved)

    • Use of studio may be restricted from 8a-4p on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please feel free to call before you visit to check on the status

YOGA + FITNESS TEACHER SUBS

  • The following classes are canceled for the foreseeable future - stay tuned for new classes and programming coming soon!

    • Thursday morning create and inspire

    • Friday morning create and inspire

    • Saturday morning functional fitness

ROUTESETTING SCHEDULE

Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. For gym maps and wall names, please go HERE.

Last updated on: 10/13/25

  • Last Week: U-Wall 4B

  • This Week: Main Wall 1-4 (Tues/Thurs)

  • Next Week: Main Wall 5+6 / Secondary Wall 30+31 (Tues), Island 1A+2A (Thurs)

ASCEND

South Side

TERRAIN CLOSURES + SPECIAL EVENTS

The following items may impact your visit. Please plan accordingly!

  • Monday, October 20, 6pm: Run Club.

  • Tuesday, October 21, 7pm: Book Club.

  • Friday, October 24, 8pm: Cosmic Climbing.

    • The lights will be off for this event. Bring a headlamp!

  • Sunday, October 26, 2pm-4pm: PGH Social Club Meetup.

    • Expecting a large group. No terrain closures for this.

  • Monday, October 27, 6pm: Run Club.

  • Saturday, November 1, 8pm: BIPOC Affinity Session.

RECURRING CLASS TERRAIN IMPACTS

  • Mondays, 6:15am: Boot Camp.

    • Some of the finess area will be dedicated for this class.

  • Tuesdays, 5:30pm: Functional Fitness.

    • Some of the finess area will be dedicated for this class.

  • Wednesdays, 6:15am: Boot Camp.

    • Some of the finess area will be dedicated for this class.

  • Wednesdays, 8:30p: Intro to Top Roping.

    • 1-2 top rope lanes will be in use.

  • Fridays, 6:15am: Boot Camp.

    • Some of the finess area will be dedicated for this class.

YOGA + FITNESS TEACHER SUBS

Fitness:

  • No subs at this time.

Yoga:

  • Monday, October 20, 9:30am: Slow + Steady subbed by TBD.

  • Monday, October 20, 5:30pm: Create + Inspire subbed by TBD.

  • Monday, October 20, 7pm: Yoga for Climbing subbed by Kimberly.

  • Monday, October 20, 8:30pm: Rest + Renew subbed by Anthony.

  • Tuesday, October 21, 9:30am: Awake + Meditate: Morning Yin subbed by TBD.

  • Monday, October 27, 8:30pm: Rest + Renew subbed by Helena.

ROUTESETTING SCHEDULE

Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. For gym maps and wall names, please go HERE.

Last updated on: 10/13/25

  • Last Week: Topout Slab, Prow, Window

  • This Week: Topout Mushroom + Arch Wave (Mon/Wed)

  • Next Week: Arch Coffin + Window Arch (Mon/Wed), POTW (Fri), Ropes (Fri)