2022 Trapps Peregrine Closure Lifted
The Mohonk Preserve announced the temporary Trapps closure for Peregrine Falcons for the 2022 climbing season has been lifted as of 7/16/2022.
2022 Trapps Peregrine Closure Update 3/23/2022
The Mohonk Preserve announced the temporary Trapps closure for Peregrine Falcons for the 2022 climbing season.
2022 Trapps Peregrine Closure
The Mohonk Preserve announced the temporary Trapps closure for Peregrine Falcons for the 2022 climbing season.
COVID-19 Closures in the Gunks (Updated 7/14)
The GCC will try to consolidate any COVID-19 related closures here for the Gunks climbing community. Stay safe, and stay home. Stop the spread.
The Mohonk Preserve Will Reopen for Climbing Soon!
A date has been announced when rock climbing and bouldering will again be allowed at the Mohonk Preserve.
Sleepy Hollow Trail Day with the New Paltz Outing Club
The GCC and the SUNY New Paltz Outing Club teamed up to build a new trail to the Sleepy Hollow area of the Trapps and clear dead hemlocks from the trails.
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!
October 7, 2016 – Climbers’ Reception & Silas Rossi Presentation
The Mohonk Preserve's free climbers' reception is Friday, October 7th, with Silas Rossi's presentation, "Calling the Shots and Making Them Count: Sustainability in the Mountains."
Mohonk Preserve Rangers and Volunteers Receive Pilot Training in Bolt Anchor Placement
Mohonk Preserve rangers & Gunks Climbers' Coalition volunteers received pilot training in bolt anchor placement from the Petzl Technical Institute in May 2016.
Why Cliffs Are Closed For Peregrine Falcons
Matt Logan of the GCC talks to the Mohonk Preserve about the extensive Gunks cliff closure for Peregrine Falcons and learns some Peregrine Falcon facts.