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Heading to Seneca rocks in a couple of weeks for the firsts time. Having a bit of trouble finding a web site as helpful as this one at showing the local community and crags' in's and out's. Down to the wire on time. Please help.

you tried out rockclimbing.com? what exactly are you looking for?

Where to stay. Specific route info, and trails to those routes.

www.seneca-rocks.com

This is the gear shop and guide service for Seneca. I was just there this weekend. It is called the Gendarme The guys there are great and will give you help you need. The front porch there is were everyone hangs out. Have an anchor bolt/free weekend!!!

P.S. Stay at the Seneca Shadows Campground.

the state run campground is very nice. located near seneca. seneca shadows as previously posted. Also, hit ye gods and little fishes, very fun!

"Ecstasy" is a nice warm up too! "Triple S" is another good one. So is "Soler Route", "Green Wall", "Pleasant Overhangs", "The Burn", "Sunshine", "Broken Neck", and "The Changeling". Ah... I could go on and on... I really miss that place. I think we will be spending some time there this summer...

Bring a helmet and put it on before you leave your car

Here is a nice moderate link up that will maximize your time on the rock and minimize your hike. It is also a nice intro to the area. Start on "Candy Corner" on the South End. Then scramble / hike around to the West Face and do "Le Gourmet Direct Start" to "Front C" and then finish off on "Critter Crack".

Definitely wear a helmet. You can rent a helmet from the gear shop if you don't own your own brain bucket.

Make sure you summit at least once. Some of the routes don't go all the way to the top. It's a great view and it will blow you mind on just how thin that damn fin is . . . oh so sweet. An ultra classic is the gunsight or gun-notch, I forget the name; it's real exposed and only goes 5.4. I believe it's referred to as one of the most classic 5.4 routes in the U.S. Yep, it's 5.4 but your butt will clinch up so tight you won't crap for a week.

The pizza on the front porch is so, so, but you can buy a six pack in the store and drink it on the front porch while you look at the rock and recount how many boulders bounced off your helmet.

captain static wrote:Here is a nice moderate link up that will maximize your time on the rock and minimize your hike. It is also a nice intro to the area. Start on "Candy Corner" on the South End. Then scramble / hike around to the West Face and do "Le Gourmet Direct Start" to "Front C" and then finish off on "Critter Crack".

Dude, we did that same link up a couple years ago and it was really cool. I definitely recommend "Gunsight to South Peak" too, it is one of my favorites.