New River Gorge and Seneca Rocks, 12-14 April 2002
Stumbleine In Springtime:

A Sonata for Banjo, Washboard and Mouth Harp

Ah, Seneca.

Fourth Movement:
Cabe and I did the drive from Fayetteville to Seneca Rocks in heavy fog and at radar-governed speed. We met up with Brian of the Mid-Atlantic in the lot, convinced Cabe to leave his 40L pack in his car (and we never heard the end of it on that matter), and headed on up to South Peak East Face.

Above, Cabe leads Skyline Traverse's first pitch. We would climb this to gain the Kauffman-Cardon Route (5.4, 2 pitches) to Broadway. From there, we planned, crowds permitting, to climb Conn's East (5.5, 4 pitches) in a huge, rising traverse up the East Face, ending up directly below the summit. The climbing is technically moderate but steep and exposed (as just about everything at Seneca is), on a massive, continuous flake that goes forever. High quality climbing.

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