Recap of GunksFest 2023
The GCC's GunksFest 2023 was a great time, find out what it was like and check out the photo gallery.
Gunks News
The Latest News for the Gunks Climbing Community
October 7-8, 2023 – GunksFest
Don't miss the 2023 GunksFest, October 7-8. Two nights of camping, films, speakers, contests, vendors, on-site climbing & bouldering.
New GCC Treasurer Needed
The Gunks Climbers' Coalition is in need of a new treasurer. Please let us know if you're interested and meet the requirements.
2023 GCC Online Raffle
Buy your entries for the 2023 GCC Online Raffle with amazing prizes from our fantastic sponsors. Drawing is June 29, 2023.
June 3, 2023 – GCC Spring BBQ
Save the date for the GCC Spring BBQ on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at the Mohonk Preserve Visitors Center's outdoor patio.
Saving Hemlock Trees
The GCC is excited to announce that we were awarded a $5,000 Two For the Trails Grant from Athletic Brewing Company. This grant will be used for the treatment of hemlock trees infected with hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive pest that decimates hemlocks throughout the eastern United States. The presence of HWA was detected two years ago as we began work... Read More
Peregrine Closure Discussion with the Mohonk Preserve
The GCC, Access Fund, and Rock and Snow discussed the peregrine falcon closure with the Mohonk Preserve and impacts to bouldering.
Peregrine Closure Update – March 31, 2023
The Mohonk Preserve has revised the temporary climbing and bouldering closures in the Trapps to a smaller area, effective Saturday, April 1, 2023.
March 12, 2023 – GCC WinterFest at Gravity Vault
Announcing the 2023 GCC WinterFest! We are partnering with the Gravity Vault Poughkeepsie to host a day of climbing clinics and celebration.
2023 Trapps Peregrine Falcon Closure Announced
The Mohonk Preserve has announced a temporary closure of climbing and bouldering in the Trapps to protect peregrine falcons.
2023 Nominees to the GCC Board of Directors
Here's the slate of nominees for the February 2023 election for the GCC Board of Directors.