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Giants Workshop
New York
> Gunks
Description
Giants Workshop is a secluded area between the Trapps and Skytop. It has Four Main routes: Jack Lalane 5.11c, Project X, 5.12b; Intruders, 5.13a; and Toys for Tots, 5.13b. The wall is steep for Gunks standards and provides great training.
[Hide Photo] Giant's Workshop. Projectile in Yellow. Intruders in Red. The two routes have a common start and finish
[Hide Photo] Project X is on the left and starts in the corner. Intruders goes up the corner then up the crack in the face. The .13b arête is on the right.
[Hide Comment] Giants Workshop is a fun area to bring all skill levels of hikers and rock scrambling fanatics but there is no climbing. I went there as a child and now bring our children, would not reccomend less than 10 years old and 2 pairs of hands for each child. Please refer to any map of Mohonk Preserve for directions and location. The posted description is useless and incorrect.
Oct 27, 2010
[Hide Comment] That is about all the beta needed really, to be honest, if you are in the gunks and climbing these grades you will figure it out! Project X/projectile on the left (12c), Intruders straight up (13a), Toys for Tots on the arete on the right. Toys has some old fixed gear on it. Funky fixed anchor that Intruders and Project X share(same finish). Long walk to get here, like 50minutes. Get a free map of the preserve and you will find it.
Oct 9, 2011
[Hide Comment] The area "Beta Photo" seems to show Arching Rocks, not Giant's Workshop. The routes are not blocky overhangs, as one would assume from the photo; but the wall is steep nonetheless.
[Hide Comment] Awesome location and routes if you climb 5.12.
If you aspire to climb 5.12 Project X is a great route to train on. All the holds are massive through the crux.
However, you'l likely be top-roping it ... so you'll have to end up doing the Projectile finish (same finish as for Intruders) and that's another section of 12a with small, often sloping edges and little for the feet.
Great place to hang for a day!
Used to be if you came off at or a bit below the crux while TRing, you'd swing so far back you could hop on a branch on far tree and take a rest. Then jump off and swing back onto the route. But I'd guess that branch might no longer be there.
Oct 8, 2015
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new paltz, ny
Squamish, BC
Greater NYC area
The lines are pretty obvious. Jul 7, 2014
Pasadena, CA
If you aspire to climb 5.12 Project X is a great route to train on. All the holds are massive through the crux.
However, you'l likely be top-roping it ... so you'll have to end up doing the Projectile finish (same finish as for Intruders) and that's another section of 12a with small, often sloping edges and little for the feet.
Great place to hang for a day!
Used to be if you came off at or a bit below the crux while TRing, you'd swing so far back you could hop on a branch on far tree and take a rest. Then jump off and swing back onto the route. But I'd guess that branch might no longer be there. Oct 8, 2015