ASCEND Climbing
@ascendclimbing.bsky.social
Founded in Pittsburgh, PA, ASCEND operates facilities that offer climbing, fitness, yoga, youth programs, and community events. #ascendclimbing
Shoutout to legends, Ang and David, for modeling some of our latest ASCEND clothing!
ASCEND Members get 20% off all ASCEND-branded Merchandise! We are freshly stocked with all sorts of swag like shirts, bandanas, hats, long sleeves, hoodies, and so much more. Trust us, you'll look FABULOUS! 🛍️
ASCEND Members get 20% off all ASCEND-branded Merchandise! We are freshly stocked with all sorts of swag like shirts, bandanas, hats, long sleeves, hoodies, and so much more. Trust us, you'll look FABULOUS! 🛍️
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Shoutout to legends, Ang and David, for modeling some of our latest ASCEND clothing!
ASCEND Members get 20% off all ASCEND-branded Merchandise! We are freshly stocked with all sorts of swag like shirts, bandanas, hats, long sleeves, hoodies, and so much more. Trust us, you'll look FABULOUS! 🛍️
ASCEND Members get 20% off all ASCEND-branded Merchandise! We are freshly stocked with all sorts of swag like shirts, bandanas, hats, long sleeves, hoodies, and so much more. Trust us, you'll look FABULOUS! 🛍️
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
🌟 SOME SOUTH SIDE STAFF SELECTIONS 🌟 Swing by and talk with our knowledgeable team about your climbing gear needs! Here are some of our top picks!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🌟 SOME SOUTH SIDE STAFF SELECTIONS 🌟 Swing by and talk with our knowledgeable team about your climbing gear needs! Here are some of our top picks!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
🌟 POINT BREEZE STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Come on by and chat with our friendly team about all your climbing gear needs! We’re excited to share some of our top staff picks with you.
🤑 DON’T FORGET 🤑 ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
🤑 DON’T FORGET 🤑 ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
December 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🌟 POINT BREEZE STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Come on by and chat with our friendly team about all your climbing gear needs! We’re excited to share some of our top staff picks with you.
🤑 DON’T FORGET 🤑 ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
🤑 DON’T FORGET 🤑 ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store!
☃️🎄Merry Christmas and Winter Wishes, ASCEND Fam! 🎄☃️ Just a friendly reminder that we close at 2p tonight and won't reopen until Friday at 10a. Be sure to check our Google pages for the most up-to-date hours through the new year.
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
☃️🎄Merry Christmas and Winter Wishes, ASCEND Fam! 🎄☃️ Just a friendly reminder that we close at 2p tonight and won't reopen until Friday at 10a. Be sure to check our Google pages for the most up-to-date hours through the new year.
Have you had the chance to visit any of the local businesses we've partnered with for our December Mega Member Perk? Check out three of our Pittsburgh businesses: Hound Haus, Trace Brewing, and Velum Fermentation, and make sure you tell them you're an ASCEND member! ascendclimbing.com/dec25perk
December 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Have you had the chance to visit any of the local businesses we've partnered with for our December Mega Member Perk? Check out three of our Pittsburgh businesses: Hound Haus, Trace Brewing, and Velum Fermentation, and make sure you tell them you're an ASCEND member! ascendclimbing.com/dec25perk
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
December 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
🎄 Happy holidays from your friends at ASCEND!
📆 Heads up—our hours are a bit different during the holidays, so please check our Google page!
👋 We’re excited to welcome many new climbers and can’t wait to reconnect with our old friends who are back in town for the holidays!
📆 Heads up—our hours are a bit different during the holidays, so please check our Google page!
👋 We’re excited to welcome many new climbers and can’t wait to reconnect with our old friends who are back in town for the holidays!
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎄 Happy holidays from your friends at ASCEND!
📆 Heads up—our hours are a bit different during the holidays, so please check our Google page!
👋 We’re excited to welcome many new climbers and can’t wait to reconnect with our old friends who are back in town for the holidays!
📆 Heads up—our hours are a bit different during the holidays, so please check our Google page!
👋 We’re excited to welcome many new climbers and can’t wait to reconnect with our old friends who are back in town for the holidays!
Have you had the chance to visit any of the local businesses we've partnered with for our December Perk? Check out three of our Pittsburgh businesses: 3 Rivers Outdoor Company, Club Cafe Coffeehouse, and Fat Head's Saloon, and stay tuned for more local business features! ascendclimbing.com/dec25perk
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Have you had the chance to visit any of the local businesses we've partnered with for our December Perk? Check out three of our Pittsburgh businesses: 3 Rivers Outdoor Company, Club Cafe Coffeehouse, and Fat Head's Saloon, and stay tuned for more local business features! ascendclimbing.com/dec25perk
Here's an OLD photo (because we didn't have a great photo of a busy crag day) to present a NEW blog post, written by Jen Hemphill! 📚 Climbing At A Busy Outdoor Climbing Area: Thoughts On Crag Etiquette After Our Trip To The Red River Gorge.
Jen's thoughts at ascendclimbing.com/busyclimbing...
Jen's thoughts at ascendclimbing.com/busyclimbing...
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Here's an OLD photo (because we didn't have a great photo of a busy crag day) to present a NEW blog post, written by Jen Hemphill! 📚 Climbing At A Busy Outdoor Climbing Area: Thoughts On Crag Etiquette After Our Trip To The Red River Gorge.
Jen's thoughts at ascendclimbing.com/busyclimbing...
Jen's thoughts at ascendclimbing.com/busyclimbing...
Over 1,000 😲 Steel Town Throw Down photos from Tara Bennett have just been posted on ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025. 👀 GO TAKE A LOOK!
December 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Over 1,000 😲 Steel Town Throw Down photos from Tara Bennett have just been posted on ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025. 👀 GO TAKE A LOOK!
🌟 STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Hey climbers! 🎉 Swing by and support local business while chatting with our passionate team about your climbing gear needs! Let’s dive into some of our top picks!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed ascendclimbing.com/store!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed ascendclimbing.com/store!
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🌟 STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Hey climbers! 🎉 Swing by and support local business while chatting with our passionate team about your climbing gear needs! Let’s dive into some of our top picks!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed ascendclimbing.com/store!
🔥 DON’T FORGET: ASCEND Members enjoy 15% off most items at our stores!
Get primed ascendclimbing.com/store!
We'd like to take a moment before the event kicks off today to give a special shout out to our awesome sponsors! Each of their contributions has helped us put together such an incredible event, and we couldn't thank them enough for supporting our climbing community!@
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We'd like to take a moment before the event kicks off today to give a special shout out to our awesome sponsors! Each of their contributions has helped us put together such an incredible event, and we couldn't thank them enough for supporting our climbing community!@
🌟 STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Swing by and support local business while chatting with our knowledgeable and enthusiastic team about your climbing gear needs!
DON'T FORGET: ASCEND Members get 15% off most items sold at our stores.
ventures!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store.
DON'T FORGET: ASCEND Members get 15% off most items sold at our stores.
ventures!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store.
December 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌟 STAFF RETAIL PICKS 🌟 Swing by and support local business while chatting with our knowledgeable and enthusiastic team about your climbing gear needs!
DON'T FORGET: ASCEND Members get 15% off most items sold at our stores.
ventures!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store.
DON'T FORGET: ASCEND Members get 15% off most items sold at our stores.
ventures!
Get primed at ascendclimbing.com/store.
Friendly heads-up that ASCEND South Side is taking a little break from bouldering until Sunday. We're gearing up for the exciting Steel Town Throw Down this weekend! 🎉 We’re resetting the gym with around 100 brand new problems, and we can’t wait for you to try them all!
ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
December 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Friendly heads-up that ASCEND South Side is taking a little break from bouldering until Sunday. We're gearing up for the exciting Steel Town Throw Down this weekend! 🎉 We’re resetting the gym with around 100 brand new problems, and we can’t wait for you to try them all!
ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
Today marks the final opportunity to order your Steel Town Throw Down 10th Anniversary event t-shirt! It's also your last chance to take advantage of our early bird pricing! Get involved at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Today marks the final opportunity to order your Steel Town Throw Down 10th Anniversary event t-shirt! It's also your last chance to take advantage of our early bird pricing! Get involved at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
December 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
📣 ROUTESETTING ROUNDUP 📣 Keeping you apprised of the constant churn of routes. Browse images to see gym maps and photos of some recently set walls! For all the details, visit ascendclimbing.com/accessalerts.
BIG NEWS! We're extending early bird pricing for the upcoming Steel Town Throw Down through this coming Sunday! We heard that a lot of people missed the boat due to the holidays last week. Get the best rate now and commit to being a part of our biggest event of the year! ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BIG NEWS! We're extending early bird pricing for the upcoming Steel Town Throw Down through this coming Sunday! We heard that a lot of people missed the boat due to the holidays last week. Get the best rate now and commit to being a part of our biggest event of the year! ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
South Side! We’re excited to start tiling around the footwashing station, urinal, and sinks in the men's room. Note that footwashing will be unavailable, and access to showers may be limited. The bathrooms will be closed for a few hours while we work on the sink area. Next week, the women’s side!
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
South Side! We’re excited to start tiling around the footwashing station, urinal, and sinks in the men's room. Note that footwashing will be unavailable, and access to showers may be limited. The bathrooms will be closed for a few hours while we work on the sink area. Next week, the women’s side!
Congratulations on your big send, Mary! Pittsburgh is proud, and also taking ~1% credit due to the crack training you did at ASCEND Point Breeze back in 2023. 😉 Way to keep pushing the sport upwards for us all to follow!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations on your big send, Mary! Pittsburgh is proud, and also taking ~1% credit due to the crack training you did at ASCEND Point Breeze back in 2023. 😉 Way to keep pushing the sport upwards for us all to follow!
gripped.com/news/mary-ed...
gripped.com/news/mary-ed...
Our biggest and best Steel Town Throw Down (10th Anniversary OMG!) is in just a few weeks on December 12+13 at ASCEND South Side!
Get all the details at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025.
#ascendclimbing #ascendpgh #steeltownthrowdown #climbpgh #ascendfam #climbingcompetition #climbing
Get all the details at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025.
#ascendclimbing #ascendpgh #steeltownthrowdown #climbpgh #ascendfam #climbingcompetition #climbing
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our biggest and best Steel Town Throw Down (10th Anniversary OMG!) is in just a few weeks on December 12+13 at ASCEND South Side!
Get all the details at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025.
#ascendclimbing #ascendpgh #steeltownthrowdown #climbpgh #ascendfam #climbingcompetition #climbing
Get all the details at ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025.
#ascendclimbing #ascendpgh #steeltownthrowdown #climbpgh #ascendfam #climbingcompetition #climbing
Hey FAM! 🎉 We’re super excited to share this year’s official Steel Town Throw Down t-shirt design! 😍 It pays tribute to a classic image of Ru Emmons, captured by Sara Middleton during our very first Steel Town Throw Down Finals back in the Spring of 2018. Time flies! ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hey FAM! 🎉 We’re super excited to share this year’s official Steel Town Throw Down t-shirt design! 😍 It pays tribute to a classic image of Ru Emmons, captured by Sara Middleton during our very first Steel Town Throw Down Finals back in the Spring of 2018. Time flies! ascendclimbing.com/sttd2025
"We shall continue with style..."
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"We shall continue with style..."
To say we're happy to have Bad Sauna as an ASCEND Point Breeze neighbor and partner is a massive understatement.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
To say we're happy to have Bad Sauna as an ASCEND Point Breeze neighbor and partner is a massive understatement.
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Courtney and Jed challenge each other in a fun, endurance-based challenge on ASCEND Point Breeze's auto-belays! Full video at www.ascendclimbing.com/blog/ascend-....
Don't try this at home, unless you have an auto-belay.
Don't try this at home, unless you have an auto-belay.
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Courtney and Jed challenge each other in a fun, endurance-based challenge on ASCEND Point Breeze's auto-belays! Full video at www.ascendclimbing.com/blog/ascend-....
Don't try this at home, unless you have an auto-belay.
Don't try this at home, unless you have an auto-belay.