Peak Ascents

Peak Ascents Peak Ascents is a premier guiding service in NH, CO, and anywhere you want to be.

We specialize in rock climbing adventures, instructional lessons, and improving mental and physical performance coaching, provided by expert climbers, certified by the AMGA.

06/24/2026

Edge protector in action!

Cost:
Piece of Leaky hose: Free
Scrap of cord: Free
Time: 5 minutes

Is it the best rope protector ever?
No.
Would I rather make my own than spend $30+ on one?
Yes.

A few notes:
-It doesn't really matter how you tie it to the rope, a few wraps and any knot is good enough. Once your on an edge the pressure holds it anyway.
-It stays on quite well, but is possible to pop off if you're going side to side a lot AND there's a bigger angle change for the rope. Usually the more the angle change, the less you're likely to slide back and forth.
-Different hoses will have different results, this was a pretty rigid hose, works great for it and has tons of abrasion resistance.
-You could probably put more time and effort and combine hose/bike tire, etc, to make it even better but that takes more time and effort and for me, this is good enough.

06/22/2026

Kneepad Review Part 2: Sleeve Pads

Pro tip: it's easy to clean up pre-tape spray with natural orange oil (citrasolv) so your legs aren't sticky.

Stay tuned for Part 3: other pad options & what I recommend.

Want to learn to Trad Climb?We have clinics, private guiding, and even a 5 day Climbing Progressions Series designed to ...
06/17/2026

Want to learn to Trad Climb?

We have clinics, private guiding, and even a 5 day Climbing Progressions Series designed to give you the skills for success on any trad climb.

Trad (Traditional) climbing takes a lot of knowledge and skills to climb safely, but also opens the door to climb anything as long as you can find some cracks for gear. It's the gateway to mountains and we want to make sure you have the skills to take on challenges safely.

Clinics:
Intro to Crack Climbing - June 20
Intro to Trad Climbing - June 27
Anchors and Rappelling - June 28

Camps:
Rock Master III (ages 13-18) - Aug 1-7
Trad Progression - Aug 8-12

Private Guiding - learn the exact skills you want, on your schedule, at your pace.

06/15/2026

Kneepads Part 1

What do you use?

These are the most common pads I see used. I think that's mostly because of the heavy marketing and ease of use. They're a good pad for sampling kneebars, but have some significant down sides too. One big downside is spending over $100 on a kneepad.

We're celebrating Juneteenth by offering a day of guiding for people of the global majority.We'll provide gear and instr...
06/06/2026

We're celebrating Juneteenth by offering a day of guiding for people of the global majority.

We'll provide gear and instruction in a small group environment to build skills and confidence on rock. It's open to any experience level and what we focus on is up to the groups goals.

For folks not of the global majority, you can participate too. We're offering scholarship positions funded by you to completely remove a financial barrier to entry. Email or DM to pay it forward.

Address

1 Post Office Square #113
Plymouth, ME
03264

Telephone

+12072499437

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