RedCliff Ascent Reviews

I just wanna say that Red Cliff had a different style than I expected. I honestly would go back there just to lose the weight again. That may not sound healthy and all, but i felt safe at Red Cliff. In fact, i was there for 123 days and nights, and i graduated the program like the beast i am.
I remember the fist day i was there on a Saturday evening. I had Darby, Issac, Zach & Abbie. It was raining that night pretty bad and i felt really uncomfortable at that time. I had many problems out there in the Fields of Utah. They staff all around are there for our wellbeing. I learned to cook my pot a certain way to make my food better and not burnt. The kids or known as Chiches cook their food on gas burners in your on Fire Ban (in which u can't make fires because it is too dry and could set a wild fire). I came in when we were close to getting off Fire bad. The hardest thing about the place is missing family, and the comfort of my home, I've even forgot how important these things are to me. The best things was the free time i can have with myself or drawing, telling my story, and playing games. It had changed in a lot of way in only half my stay at Red Cliff. I learned to not let the feelings of others hurt me more than my own feelings forward me. I learned that not to let ur own feeling let u slip into an unhealthy habits. I eventually got to the factor i need to come home and show my parents that i'm stronger and more determined than any one before their eyes.
I wanna talk about staff members, please try to show these to these staff u can even print it out because sometimes i cry and remember that they saved me and created the better Merrick with me. I want to first talk about Zion. He was a different staff member from the others. He was the one who cracked the cage and rock i was under he helped me to open to the group of peers and staff. I was really the clown boy out the group, i tried the best to know the time. He was at my first full week and at my last week at RCA. Which he helped me with. (smell da SMIRR)
The second one would like to talk about which is my favorite staff out there in the field. Darby. She actually made my earth name heart pouch. She was always there no matter if i was angry at something, happy of my booty, or sad. I always felt that she would listen and even interact and have a conversation. She was at my graduation and started from the day i came into RCA all 123 days. (I really hope u can get ur book published and everything, i'm getting that black cat and naming it Puck).
Now Andrew the Chicago Lil mayo Jitty. He actually was on my last week with me. He did the naming ceremony to me and cut me out and brought me to the my new name. (By the way u look my babyTron lemme get tickets to your tour mahnnn)
NOW this is Justice, Bustice, Stud of DOGS, or knowns as THAT athlete. He was my HI a lot of my weeks of my stay at Red Cliff.
Desert Flamingo of The Sun she was a one of a kind person, she opened a gate inside of me i never knew i was there. She was one bright lovable person. (I watched American Dad again)
Issac ur turban always had u rockin crazy I had a special conversations of opinions on a lot of things, u helped me be more truthful with people. (just thank you Issac).
Koala or Naomi, not sure why but u were always a laid back person u showed me to be appreciated and glad of what i had or created (U gave great advised and goodbye hugs).
River Stone Griffin, u were the one who drove me to my Graduation site and i wanna thank you for all the good small talk and the determination to tell me i need to drive to get outta Red Cliff and restore anything and live my life they way i deserve. (U right i should've ran to my parents when they were there).
I can't remember you name but u were close to both Alex's and Zion you guys were really great group and apart of me still. That bracelet you made for me had broke but i have it up and placed it a special place. (Thank you for your help)
I wanna give Neith the final detail because she was the one who hosted my graduation i never told you but u were the best person to have at a bad day because you can always show me to keep my head up. Thank you for the bracelet I still wear it to this day.
I would like to add every staff out there was a huge part in my journey, if would consider you guys wait for me to join in RCA's staff i would be glad to work on anyones on your sides.

It’s been almost 20 years since I attended RedCliff as a student, to this day I have dreamed of coming back to where I found a peace I have never experienced in my heart the way I did in the high desert of Utah. From June 2004 through October 2004 this was my home and at first I didn’t accept it, I was a troubled teen with a lot of anger and a lot of demons that I had yet to conquer. Being here at a place I grew and viewed as a home away from home gave me the strength and confidence I needed to start my journey to becoming who I was meant to be. My time in RedCliff was not easy at first. I made it harder than it needed to be. As I started to accept and take in my surroundings I found something I could not have anywhere else. A sense of responsibility a sense of self worth, a deep acceptance that I was stronger than I ever knew. RedCliff gave me a realization of who I was meant to become. After RedCliff life wasn’t easy it got real hard and the struggles were constant. The strength to get through all that I needed to was from the connection I found within myself while being at RedCliff. I want to give special thanks to Red Hawk, Mountain Lynx, Rain Tracker, my therapist Kena for giving me a sense of acceptance of myself and who I was deep down underneath the raging emotions and defensive walls I hid behind to protect myself. I will never forget my experience here. I loved it and a part of me will always be hiking through the trails valley hills and mountains of RedCliff. If your child is troubled or needs a challenge of self worth acceptance respect for oneself and others this could be a major stepping stone to helping them grow. I will be taking my children to these lands in southwest Utah to give them the experience. If I am able to send them here for a summer camp type deal I will gladly do so because these valleys and hills have sent peace through my soul that I cherish everyday. I thank RedCliff for those cherished moments. GO BOBCATS 2004!!!!!!

I was at Redcliff for 106 days. I feel that Redcliff has really had a positive impact on me. I don't think that I would be in such a good position with my academic and social life if it wasn't for Redcliff. I really considered the other kids in my group and some staff as my second family. I would not trade my experience at Redcliff for anything else.

We tried many different things including local therapy and even a treatment center but you guys had the highest impact on our son - this truly was the turning point for him. We cannot say what it was exactly that made all the difference since it's really a combination of all the good stuff you offer there at RedCliff. Thank you from both of us! We love you guys.

To everyone at Redcliff Ascent,
Thank you for everything you do. I graduated from your program a little over 3 months ago, and I wouldn't be in the place I am today without it. Throughout my stay there, I accomplished things I never thought I would be able to do. I was pushed both emotionally and physically, and as much as I disliked it in the moment, looking back on it, Redcliff saved my life. After my stay at RCA, I went to a therapeutic boarding school, and I just got promoted to stage 2 on the 4th. One of the privileges you get is being able to write letters to the outside world, and I thought my first letter should be to you guys. To Gecko, thank you for making drop days something to look forward to. You always put a smile on my face no matter what type of day I was having. To orchid, thank you for pushing me to do better, & thank you for being someone I looked up to. To Phoenix, thank you for sharing your stories with me, I carry them with me every day. To cricket, thank you for the best graduation I ever could've asked for. To starling, thank you for always making sure I was ok and of course for all the cookies, they always made my week. To all the staff, thank you for coming out every shift and spending your lives with me. Thank you for pushing me to hike, to bow, to finish phases, to learn, to laugh, to appreciate, to love, and to grow. And last, but not least, thank you to Kaylie, who showed me more in my 3 months there than the other 16 years of my life combined.
To everyone at Redcliff, thank you for changing my life, thank you for showing me love, thank you for being my family, thank you for everything. I'm beyond grateful for you guys, and hope you know you'll forever hold a special place in my heart.
Lots of love!

In all honesty this program is as good as they say it is. It was a tough decision to make for our family so you can imagine our relief to see our daughter progress so rapidly and continue to return to the things she has learned even after she has been home for over a year! We love you and thank you for being a significant part of our family journey towards harmony in the home and a happy daughter!

We are very grateful to RedCliff for the important life skills she has gained during her stay with you and for the support and guidance we have received as a family!

School is going well, he is drug free, and we are working well together as a family. We have been thrilled with RCA and I know [our son] has many positive memories of it. He has even talked about going back for the reunion.



All the best

Sending [our son] To RedCliff was by far one of the hardest things that his father and I as parents had to do, but it was also one of the greatest things that we did for our son. We are starting to see the old [him] and for that I can never thank the RedCliff staff enough.



Sincerely yours,

So, all in all, Red Cliff Ascent was a success for our family. I do think it never would have worked had his father and I not made crucial changes in ourselves and took him out of the Las Vegas environment. My husband and I were privileged to take part in the graduation process. It gave us a complete insight into his total experience and we got a lot out of the sessions with the other parents. The 'end of trails' ceremony was so awesome and extremely emotional. We will never forget any of it!



Thank you so much

The foundation that Redcliff provided to [our son] was critical to his current success, so many thanks to you and the staff there!

One year Update

I think RedCliff has done good work.

Keep up the good work and many thanks for saving our daughter.

My son, (now 21) would not be where he is today in part because of his life and growth experience at Red Cliff back in the Summer/Fall of 2010... Please pass on this note of success because I believe that what you and all the staff at RCA do is very important in the lives of lost or misdirected youth.

6 Month Update

I really believe that [our son] would either be dead or in jail if it hadn’t been for the amazing program at Red Cliff and subsequently Discovery Ranch.



Thank you to all at Red Cliff.

Its so awesome for him, moving into this great phase of life. I can honestly say, thank you RedCliff Ascent/Medicine Wheel. Best experience in [my son's] life. He drew on that experience to help with his decision to join the army. Thank you thank you.

We want to thank you for all the help you gave us. You provided the support we were looking for to resolve that awful situation. We truly believe we made the right decision sending her to the RedCliff program, where we receive the help and the guidance we so desperately needed. Thanks again.

So...such a change from before RedCliff. Thank you so much. He learned a great deal while he was with you guys and the life that he will have is very different than what it would have been without RedCliff.

Please know that we think of all of you at RCA often and remain in awe of your work and extremely thankful for what you taught our daughter and all the other teenagers who found themselves in difficult circumstances. You are all remembered in our prayers.

Our son, graduated in July 2007. He went on to Oakley school to complete high school. He got his undergraduate degree in special education at Westminster in Salt Lake City, in 2012. He moved back to Massachusetts in 2012 and got a teaching job immediately.

He has decided to get his masters degree at University of New Hampshire, in mechanical engineering, which he is working on now.

A long and bumpy road, but well worth it. We would be happy to talk to anyone about our experience. I know [our son] would not be here without RedCliff.