Resources

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AMC Climbing Chapters

Berkshires Chapter
Boston Chapter
Connecticut Chapter
Narragansett Chapter
New Hampshire Chapter

Climbing Gyms in NYC

• The Cliffs at Long Island City (Home)
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• The Cliffs at DUMBO
• The Cliffs at Harlem
• Brooklyn Boulders
• Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge
• Central Rock Manhattan
• Chelsea Piers
• Steep Rock Bouldering
• MetroRock Brooklyn
• GP81
• VITAL Climbing Gym-Brooklyn (coming soon)
• The Cliffs at Valhalla (Valhalla, NY)
• The Gravity Vault (NJ)

Three Season Crags

Distances are measured from our office on the Upper West Side. These are just some of our favorite places to climb outdoors, but by no mean a comprehensive list.

• Powerlinez (40 miles)
  • Additional Info & Waiver
• The Gunks – West Trapps (92 miles)
  • Additional Info
• Peter’s Kill (94 miles)
  • Additional Info
• Ragged Mountain – CT (104 miles)
  • Additional Info
• Farley Ledge – MA (190 miles)
  • Additional Info

Ice Climbing Crags

• Catskills
  • Hillyer Ravine (117 miles)
  • Kaaterskill Falls (119 miles)
• Adirondacks
  • Chapel Pond (266 miles)
  • Pitchoff Right (275 miles)
  • Pitchoff Quarry (275 miles)
  • Cascades (281 miles)
• Vermont
  • Bolton Quarry (301 miles)
  • Smuggs (325 miles)

Materials and Guides

• Websites
  • Mountain Project
  • Rock and Ice
  • America Mountain Guides Association
• Web Content
  • AMGA Tech Videos
• Skill Building Guidebooks
  • Climbing Knots
  • Climbing Anchors
  • Self-Rescue
  • Single Pitch Instructor
• Mountaineering and Alpine Guidebooks
  • Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher
  • Freedom of the Hills
• Apps
  • Gunks App
  • Gaia GPS (Navigation)
  • Mountain Project
  • Rakkup (Guide Books)

Gear Buying Guide

New to climbing? Looking for ideas and guidance on what to buy? Check out our resource guide here for more info!