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!
Gunks News
The Latest News for the Gunks Climbing Community
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!
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.
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.
May 6, 2018 – GCC Adopt-A-Crag Day
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.
Multiple 2018 Peregrine Falcon Closures at the Gunks
A list of the four climbing closures in the Mohonk Preserve in 2018, due to nesting peregrine falcons.
Trapps Peregrine Falcon Climbing Closure
(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
Bonticou Crag Sunbowl Closure for Peregrine Falcons
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.
A Chat with Kathy Karlo of the No Man’s Land Film Festival
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.
October 14, 2017 – GCC Fall BBQ (New Date!)
The Gunks Climbers' Coalition will hold our annual fall BBQ on October 14th, 2017 at 5pm at the Mohonk Preserve Visitors Center.