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that gets you
certified.
Every day. Every route. Every sign-off. Ascents tracks your certification pathway so you always know exactly where you stand — and what it takes to get to the next level.
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ACMG Alpine Guide — Pathway
Assessment window: Sep 2026
Summit AI: You need 8 more AD+ alpine routes. A Rockies trip in July would close the gap before your assessment window.
The problem
Most aspiring guides fail their
application for the same reason.
They've done the days. They've climbed the routes. But when it comes time to apply, their logbook is scattered across notebooks, spreadsheets, and memory — and the assessor can't verify any of it.
Ascents makes your experience impossible to question.
What you get
Built around your certification path
Certification Pathway Tracking
Map your logs against the exact day counts, route types, and terrain requirements for your target qualification — always know what's next.
Verified Log Entries
Have lead guides and mentors countersign your entries digitally. Build a logbook that assessors and course selectors can trust.
Summit AI Gap Analysis
Summit AI analyses your current logbook against your certification goal and tells you exactly what's missing — and how to fill the gaps efficiently.
Groups & Courses
Join training programmes run by lead guides. Share progress with your instructor and track group activity all in one place.
Season Planning
Plan which courses, trips, and objectives you need for next season. Map requirements to your calendar so nothing is left to chance.
Export for Applications
Export your complete, formatted logbook as a PDF or CSV — ready to attach to course applications and assessor submissions.
Summit AI
"You need 14 more alpine days
before your Rock Guide assessment."
Summit AI reads your logbook, knows your certification goal, and tells you exactly what gaps to fill — so you don't spend a season climbing the wrong thing.
Try Summit AI FreeQuestions we hear a lot
"How do I build a credible logbook with an app?"
Credibility comes from verification. Every entry in Ascents can be countersigned by the lead guide who was with you — creating a tamper-evident, date-stamped record that carries far more weight with assessors than a handwritten notebook.
"What happens if my data gets lost?"
Your logbook is stored securely in the cloud, backed up continuously. Unlike a paper notebook left in a gear locker or a spreadsheet on a crashed laptop, your Ascents logbook is always there — on any device.
"I already have too many apps."
Ascents is designed to replace several of them — your activity tracker, your spreadsheet, your certification checklist, and your gear journal — in one place that's built around how guides actually think.
Your certification is
closer than you think.
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