The Gunks Climbers' Coalition Advocating Responsible Rock Climbing

Stream crossings, a rock scramble surrounded by ferns and moss, and 1,000 feet of elevation gain--GCC Board Member Heather Ettinger thinks just getting to the Antlion is half the fun! And no matter what grade you climb, there's something for everyone at this beautiful, remote crag.

Peter Cody, Chair of the Gunks Climbers' Coalition

10 Oct 2021

GCC

GCC Profile: Peter Cody on History and a Mysterious Piton

Keep your eyes open for the history around you. . . sometimes it's lurking in the leaves. GCC Board Chair Peter Cody has climbed cliffs, peaks, and boulders all over the U.S. But there's something about the Antlion that keeps bringing him back.

04 Oct 2021

Jannette Pazer

October 9, 2021 – Gunks Climbing Film Festival

Come to the 2020 Gunks Climbing Film Festival, being held outdoors at the Stone Mountain Farm in New Paltz on October 10, 2020.

29 Aug 2021

Jannette Pazer

Gunks Temporary Hazard Report, 8/29/2021

See a list of recently reported temporary hazards like wasps nests and snakes on rock climbs at the Gunks as of 8/29/2021.

22 Aug 2021

Chris Vultaggio

GCC Profiles: Chris Vultaggio on Climbing Local

Local climber, photographer, and JEDI advocate Chris Vultaggio has climbed in Africa, the Arctic Circle, and the Himalaya--but feels a connection like no other to the landscape and community of the Gunks. Read more in the first of our series, "GCC Profiles"--your chance to meet the people behind the climbing organization that makes awesome things happen here in the Gunks!