Pics of Climbing at the Gunks

We only had an afternoon - but Gregg and I dragged my mom and my doggie Winston out to the Shawanagunks in New Paltz. (The Gunks). This is the premier east coast climbing destination - and even though we only got 1 climb in, it was easy to see why. The foliage was incredible, the walk up to the climbing area (at least the one we visited) was beautiful, and the climbing was fun! We did High Exposure - a 5.6+ trad classic - it was an easy climb, but full of fun moves, and a spectacular view. Definitely some exposure though! There is one dicey move where you have to climb around a corner, completely hanging over nothing - an easy move - but definitely a mental moment!

Visiting moms and pops just got a whole lot sweeter!

Tomorrow we head back - we have a week and a half to get back to Seattle. Too soon!