Just a few hours upstate from New York City is a famous rock climbing Mecca called the Shawangunk Mountains, or
Gunks. This
National
Geographic photo essay takes you there, with some decent photos of Gunks guide Ivan Greene and others as they scale
the rock faces of the area. It’s not the best photo essay I’ve seen, only few of the photos are worth the clicks, but I
was happy to see a local climbing spot like the Gunks get some Nat Geo love.