Soloing in the Gunks was nothing new in the 1980s. Climbers had been at it for decades, usually on routes well within their capabilities and without true risk involved. Gunks rock is solid stuff and ...
Yahoo! Sports: William Moss, 18, Establishes 5.14d R Trad in the Gunks
William Moss, 18, recently made the first free ascent of Best Things in Life Are Free (BT) at the Gunks's Twilight Zone Buttress. Moss graded the 100-foot pitch 5.14d R, making it one of the world's ...
"They were huge roofs and steep faces all over the Shawangunks region," he says today, adding that many "are pretty hair-raising, and so out there and backcountry, and scary." He had been finding ...
Jimmy Chin has been climbing at the Gunks, home to some of New York’s best rock and most iconic routes, for years. That’s exactly why he was the perfect guide for Maiza Lima, a pro climber from Brazil ...
The Telegraph: Taking a Hike: Spring in the Gunks — in January!
Five years ago I had never heard of the Gunks, and I will wager that they have eluded many a keen hiker, especially those who, like me, are in-comers to our region. The Catskills didn’t elude me, nor ...
Summerlike temperatures drew rock-climbing enthusiasts to the ‘Gunks in New Paltz, N.Y., on Thursday, June 17,2021.