Shady Gunks climbs on a Monday

Hey all. Would anyone mind sharing a general game plan for chasing the shade? I’ll be headed there on Monday and can’t think of how to avoid just suffering through the heat. Thanks in advance. 

The wall faces south so you can find shade in right facing corners early in the day. The sooner you start the better. A good strategy is to begin around 5 and have a midday siesta around noon, beginning again around 3. If you're comfortable climbing at the edge of darkness, a few sunset pitches will be glorious this time of year 

J B wrote:

The wall faces south southeast so you can find shade in right left facing corners early in the day. The sooner you start the better. A good strategy is to begin around 5 and have a midday siesta around noon, beginning again around 3. If you're comfortable climbing at the edge of darkness, a few sunset pitches will be glorious this time of year 

Fixed that.

Peterskill has tons of shady nooks, as does Lost City. 

Just to add to what's been said above, if you're going to the Trapps/Nears, the whole cliff goes into the shade around 3pm...IMO the summer pro move is to get to the lot at 2 or 2:30 so you get to the base of your first climb just as it comes into shade. There's still enough light to climb until 8, so you can get a pretty full day.

Josh S wrote:

Just to add to what's been said above, if you're going to the Trapps/Nears, the whole cliff goes into the shade around 3pm...IMO the summer pro move is to get to the lot at 2 or 2:30 so you get to the base of your first climb just as it comes into shade. There's still enough light to climb until 8, so you can get a pretty full day.

Excellent advice. Plus, a lot of people are leaving by then because they're wiped out from climbing in the sun earlier in the day.