Atlantic Climbing School was voted one of the best outdoor adventure activities in the 2010 Traveler's Choice awards on TripReporter.com
April 2010
Atlantic Climbing School owners Pete Fasoldt and Eli Simon are featured in a Slate Magazine cover story by John Dickerson! Check it out on Slate.com. The article, titled Risk: the Story of America's Greatest Idea, discusses their exploits as rock climbers and describes the human nature behind it all.
ACS co-owner Pete Fasoldt recently returned from a six month cross-country climbing trip. He spent the majority of the off season in the desert southwest where a temperate winter climate offers superb rock climbing conditions. He did not, however, miss a chance to climb in his all-time favorite spot, Yosemite, where he conquered El Capitan twice amongst other classics. His other go-to winter rock climbing areas are Bishop, CA; Indian Creek, Utah; Red Rocks, Nevada; and the Red River Gorge, Kentucky. Click HERE for photos!
Atlantic Climbing School would like to introduce Thorfinn Expeditions as its new affiliate. Through the expertise and experience of both outfits, single and multi-day climbing/sailing packages are now offered. Imagine- rock climbing in the morning with an ocean view then sailing under a fresh breeze in the afternoon; or perhaps sailing up the coast of Maine while rock climbing along the way. Stay tuned for course details.
From January 4th to January 7th ACS co-owner Pete Fasoldt successfully climbed Tangerine Trip (5.7 A3 VI) on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park with climbing partner Pat Bagley.
ACS co-owner Eli Simon recently returned home from a month long climbing expedition in Chilean Patagonia. Here Eli and his climbing partner, Cullen Kirk, established a new 9 pitch free route up the east face of Cuerno Este, a beautiful, remote granite tower. Click here for photos from the trip.
ACS owners Eli Simon and Pete Fasoldt climbed the route Mescalito (5.9 A3 VI) on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley over four days. Click here to view photos of their successful climb.
ACS guide Alexis Finley climbs the Nose route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in under 24 hours!
Atlantic Climbing was named as the Best of Maine 2009 in the Travel & Adventure category by Down East magazine.
Atlantic Climbing School and it's guides are part of a feature story in the December issue of Climbing magazine.
ACS guides Pete Fasoldt and Eli Simon climbed the Shield on El Cap. This was Pete's fifth El Cap route and Eli's sixth.
ACS guide Eli Simon climbed Tangerine Trip on El Cap in Yosemite over three days, then immediately climbed Zodiac, also over three days.
ACS guides Eli Simon and Pete Fasoldt spent over three weeks climbing new routes on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. They were partially sponsored by the Mountain Fellowship fund from the American Alpine Club.
ACS guides Seth Campbell and Chris Kane made a seven-day ascent of Mescalito on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
ACS is named to the list of Best of New England 2008 by the editors of Boston magazine and New England Travel.
ACS guides Eli Simon and Pete Fasoldt made a one-day ascent of Lurking Fear on Yosemite's El Capitan. Pete later made a three-day ascent of Zodiac on El Cap.
ACS guides Pete Fasoldt and Eli Simon summited Fitzroy in Patagonia via the Franco-Argentine Route on January 29th while taking advantage of a rare window of spectacular weather.
ACS guide Eli Simon sailed 1,700 nautical miles from Maine to Antigua aboard Patriot
ACS guides Pete Fasoldt and Eli Simon completed a three day ascent of El Capitan's Salathe Wall in Yosemite.