Sunday, May 6, 2018 will be our annual GCC Adopt-A-Crag day, where the Gunks community can participate in a volunteer land stewardship project at Lost City.
(updated 3/27/2018) ATTENTION CLIMBERS! The Mohonk Preserve has just announced a substantial closure of the Gunks Trapps cliff due to nesting peregrine falcons, effective March 19, 2018. The section of the Trapps cliff between and including the routes Wisecrack (5.6) (in the Middle Earth area) and Scary Area (5.12) (in the Yellow Wall area) is temporarily closed to rock climbing.... Read More
There is a temporary rock climbing closure of the section of Bonticou Crag known as The Sunbowl due to nesting peregrine falcons, effective February 23, 2018.
We interviewed Kathy Karlo, our host for the No Man’s Land Film Festival on October 21st, 2017, a few questions about the fest & her opinions of Gunks climbing.
New bolt anchors have been installed in the Near Trapps. The GCC has been working with the Mohonk Preserve to identify tree anchors and erosion slopes that have led to environmental degradation.
Climbing guide Joe Vitti tells us about the Saturday Night Live Free Climbing Clinics at the Gunks he founded and the tragic accident that motivated him to help make climbing at the Gunks safer.
Gunks Climbers' Coalition board members had a table at Tommy Caldwell's book event at Patagonia Soho on May 16th, 2017. Proceeds of beer tips were donated to the GCC.
On April 20th, the NYC climbing community enjoyed a presentation by the Gunks Climbers Coalition & photographer Chris Vultaggio about Gunks rock climbing & land stewardship.