I have something that Curious Gorge doesn't have, a bunch of well-hung, quality goats at 5'4" and below.
ZSpider
Seneca Rocks
Well the Seneca 5.4 and below routes aren't dirty, mossy, mungy wide cracks like the Red. You might bounce off 60 ledges if you pitch off an easy route, but at least your Prana outfit won't be covered green moss.
I see they are still lopping off mountains in Eastern Kentucky. Electricity isn't cheap.
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Unless you love leg burning intense staircases, then you'll love the Stairmaster!
If you don't, go up about halfway (past the wooden stairs and up a bit) and climb up and bypass it. I forget the routes, but anybody at the Gendarme will help you out.
There is a double (2 60m) rap all the way down from the South peak.
Do you really need a 70m rope for SR?
Unless you love leg burning intense staircases, then you'll love the Stairmaster!
If you don't, go up about halfway (past the wooden stairs and up a bit) and climb up and bypass it. I forget the routes, but anybody at the Gendarme will help you out.
There is a double (2 60m) rap all the way down from the South peak.
Do you really need a 70m rope for SR?
Ecstasy Jr. will save your thighs, the climb is ok, but highly recommended you do it to skip the stair master if it’s empty.
1st pitch of Le gourmet (5.4 watch rope drag) to Front C (5.6 but eats gear so well you can toprope the 2 move 5.6 portion) and finish on Old Man’s is a fun easy way to the top. 2 raps will get you down.
Also either Conn’s East or West, ask around one of them is excellent. Gunsight to South Peak isn’t to be missed either.
Skyline traverse is well worth doing. You can do the first pitch and rap down if you have some extra time at the end of the day. Same with Candy corner. As was said before, wear your helmet especially by area around Candy Corner and Skyline (tons of loose rock in a gully above).
1st pitch of Le gourmet (5.4 watch rope drag) to Front C (5.6 but eats gear so well you can toprope the 2 move 5.6 portion) and finish on Old Man’s is a fun easy way to the top. 2 raps will get you down.
Also either Conn’s East or West, ask around one of them is excellent. Gunsight to South Peak isn’t to be missed either.
Skyline traverse is well worth doing. You can do the first pitch and rap down if you have some extra time at the end of the day. Same with Candy corner. As was said before, wear your helmet especially by area around Candy Corner and Skyline (tons of loose rock in a gully above).
Is green wall 5.4? I remember I really enjoyed that one. Check out the photo. http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1074 ... 9993TtHcSf
I think I remember laybacking and stemming the corner, none of that jamming stuff for me.
There's also a really cool two tiered overhang on the west side that's maybe only 5.5 or 5.6. Anybody remember what it's called?..... Sorry, that was West Pole 5.7. Although Seneca grades are generally stiff, I remember this one as dead easy, though big juggy overhangs were always what I liked best.
Christ! Now they're calling Green Wall 5.7, don't listen to me. I was climbing in jungle boots back then, no chalk, no cams. I guess I had no idea if things were easy or hard. Still, one of my partners that day was a young woman who couldn't have been over 5'1", a beginner, climbing in hiking boots, and she didn't have any trouble with it.
I think I remember laybacking and stemming the corner, none of that jamming stuff for me.
There's also a really cool two tiered overhang on the west side that's maybe only 5.5 or 5.6. Anybody remember what it's called?..... Sorry, that was West Pole 5.7. Although Seneca grades are generally stiff, I remember this one as dead easy, though big juggy overhangs were always what I liked best.
Christ! Now they're calling Green Wall 5.7, don't listen to me. I was climbing in jungle boots back then, no chalk, no cams. I guess I had no idea if things were easy or hard. Still, one of my partners that day was a young woman who couldn't have been over 5'1", a beginner, climbing in hiking boots, and she didn't have any trouble with it.
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