Courses

Courses are a great way to focus on building skills of all types.

Adult Summer Camp!

Just because you turned 18, doesn't mean the fun's over. Adults get outside for 2 or 5 days of rock climbing in Rumney, NH. Participants get expert instruction in technique, technical systems, and guided real world practice on rock.

Summer Camps!

Kids under 18 join for a week (5 days) of daily climbing, coaching, and learning from an professional Certified Guide. Perfect for kids interested in rock climbing looking to get outside to enjoy the summer.

Open Climb with a Guide

The perfect way to get experience climbing and meet new people. No set agenda so each day is focused on the participants' needs.

Overcoming Fear

Learn how to manage your fear in climbing, especially as it relates to falling. Gain the tools you need to reach new heights.

Intro to Trad Clinic

Learn the fundamentals traditional climbing gear, placing it, evaluating rock, building anchors, and safety considerations.

Clinics

At Peak Ascents, we're fans of experiential learning and working together. Our clinics are group learning environments where we instruct the group on a set topic, offer lots of opportunity for hands on experience, and get to learn together. Participants can book their slot for a clinic until it fills up. They also have a minimum number of signups in order to run.

Intro to Climbing

Learn the ins and outs of basic climbing technique as well as how to tie in and belay.

Learn to Lead Climb

Develop the skills to lead sport climbs from clipping bolts to keeping your partner off the deck.

Intro to Trad Climbing

Discover the fundamentals of cleaning and placing traditional climbing gear to open new options for climbing.

Courses

Courses are guided days focused on instruction. These are private for you or your group so the instruction is tailored to exactly what you want and move we move at your pace whether that's extra time to practice a challenging skill or moving quickly to learn more. Any of the courses below or any other skills you want to learn can be booked through the Custom Guiding page.

Intro to Multi-pitch Climbing

Already leading? Take your adventures higher with the additional of multi-pitch climbing skills.

Top Rope Anchors

Learn how to build safe anchors for top roping on bolts and natural features.

Self Rescue

Learn the building blocks of rescue including ascending a rope, how to get a partner down, and how to escape a belay.

Multi-pitch Rescue

Prepare yourself to be a great multi-pitch partner with the skills to get you and your partner down from a bad situation.

Big Wall Climbing

Get your skills dialed to tackle a big wall climb from hauling to aid climbing.

Advanced Rock Anchors

Take your trad anchor skills to the next level with strong and fast anchors for any situation.

Climbing Movement & Technique

Increase your confidence climbing through better movement skills: the key to success climbing.

Redpointing Skills

Grow the skills to maximize every attempt on your climb, figure out moves, and send as quickly as possible.

Intro to Mountaineering

Learn the basics of glacier travel, winter gear, arresting a fall, and climbing in the mountains to prepare for your next adventure.

Intro to Ice Climbing

Learn the gear and techniques to get you started ice climbing.

Ice Movement & Technique

Progress your skills on ice through efficient movement and good habits to maximize your winter days.

Crevasse Rescue

Develop the skills to build an anchor and pull partner from a crevasse using haul systems.

Learn to Lead Ice

Get your skills tuned to place ice screws, build ice anchors, and take your ice climbing experience to the next level.

Multi-pitch Ice

Take your ice climbing skills to the multi-pitch world as we cover multi-pitch ice anchors, belay considerations, v-threads, and more!

Dark Arts of Dry Tooling

Gain the skills and techniques unique to using ice tools on rock that you'll need to climb mixed and dry tooling routes from crag to the mountain.