October 5-6, 2018 – The 2018 Gunks Climbing Film Festival
The GCC & the Mohonk Preserve present the 2018 Gunks Climbing Film Festival! Climbers reception on Oct 5th & Film Fest on Oct 6th!! Get your tickets today!
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creating and maintaining sustainable opportunities for responsible climbing
along the Shawangunk Ridge and surrounding areas.
creating and maintaining sustainable opportunities for responsible climbing
along the Shawangunk Ridge and surrounding areas.
Ensuring the future of rock climbing along the Shawangunk Ridge.
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Latest Gunks News
September 22, 2018 – Access Fund Climbing Advocacy Summit and Annual Dinner
Don't miss the 2018 Access Fund Climbing Advocacy Summit and Fundraising Dinner in New York City on September 22, 2018.
Don’t Get Stung by Ground-Nesting Yellowjackets!
During summer and fall in the Gunks, watch out for ground-nesting Yellowjacket wasps at the base of climbs.
2018 Peregrine Falcon Closures Lifted in Trapps and Millbrook
The 2018 peregrine falcon closures in the Gunks - at the Trapps & Millbrook cliffs - have been lifted by the Mohonk Preserve after successful fledgings at both nest sites!
Adopt-A-Crag Day in Lost City – May 2018
At the GCC's Adopt-a-Crag day in Lost City in May of 2018, we worked on water bars on Kings Lane and on the trail at the base of the cliff.
May 5, 2018 – GCC Spring BBQ
Save the date! Saturday, May 5th, 2018 will be our annual GCC Spring BBQ at the Mohonk Preserve Visitors Center and will be free to joint Access Fund/GCC members.
From a ‘Gunks climber of sixty years: Great Website! Been following for years. https://atkinsopht.wordpress.com/2017/11/01/the-gunks-of-yore-1956-1963-the-appies/