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West Pole

Name: West Pole
Rating: 3.7

5.7+ YDS 5a French 15 Ewbanks V+ UIAA 13 ZA MVS 4b British

Routes in South Peak West Face (Main Area)

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	A Better Way T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Agony T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Agony Til Dawn T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Arrested Mental Development 'AMD' T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Back to the Front T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Banana T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Banana Peels T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b R
	Before the Fall T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Bite, The T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Black Mamba T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Blackbird T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Breakneck T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Breakneck Direct T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Bring on the Nubiles T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Burning Tendons T,S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	By Pass T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cast of Thousands T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Casual In The Mind's Eye T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Caught My Eye T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Clarke's Climb T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cockfight T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Cockscomb Overhang Direct T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Cockscomb Pine Tree T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Cockscomb Pine Tree - Variation: Cockscomb Overhang T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Conn's West T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Conn's West Corner Start T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Conn's West Direct T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Cottonmouth - Venom T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Crispy Critter T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Critter Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Crusher Critter T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Debbie T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Easy Over T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a PG13
	Front C T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Gendarme Direct T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Gendarme South Face, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Gendarme, The T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Green Dragon T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Green Glass Door S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a PG13
	Green Magic in the Hills S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b PG13
	Green Wall T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Gunsight to South Peak T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Gunsight to South Peak Direct T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Heartburn T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Hit the Silk T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Horrendous Traverse T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Humphrey's Head T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Inner Planet S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Jankowitz-Kamm T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Kosher Critter T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Le Gourmet T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Le Gourmet - Variation: Easy Over T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Le Gourmet Direct T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Lox T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Manual Dexterity T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13
	Marshall's Madness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Marshall's Madness - Crack of Dawn T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mongoose T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Monkey See Monkey Do T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Neck Press T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	NOVA T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Old Ladies Route T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Old Man's Route T 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Past & Pleasant S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pedro's Problem T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Pleasant Exposure T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pleasant Overhangs T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Pleasant Overhangs - Variation: Direct Finish T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3 PG13
	Pleasant Overhangs - Variation: Direct Start T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pleasant Overhangs - Variation: Nowhere to Run T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Pleasant Surprise S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Prune T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Right to the Left (A Thought Forgotten ) T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Scrambled Leggs T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Seneca Daze S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Sidewinder T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	So What T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Sorcerer, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
	Thais T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Thais - Variation Thais Escape T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Thais Direct T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Tomato T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Traffic Jam T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Triple S T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Triple S - Variation: Direct Finish T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Viper, The T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b PG13
	West Pole T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	West Pole Direct Finish T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	West Pole Direct Start T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R

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Type:	Trad, 220 ft (67 m), 3 pitches
GPS:	38.83453, -79.36677
FA:	unknown
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Shared By:	Brian Adzima on Oct 3, 2006 · Updates
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Description

One of the best routes at Seneca, period. West Pole follows a more-or-less continuous crack system through two roofs. It can be done in one pitch with a 60 meter rope.

P1: Climb up through the easy ledges to a pine tree. Belay either from rappel rings (not advisable on a busy day) or gear.

P2: Follow the broken crack system until it runs into a corner at the bottom of the first roof. Go straight up through the roof and continue through the second. Follow a left-facing corner to a crack and then belay from rap rings.

P3: There is a seldom climbed third pitch to this route! From the bolted rap anchors at the top of P2, step left a few feet and take the wide crack up for 40 feet to the top of the fin and a sweet belay. This pitch is short and not as good as P2, but fun in its own right and a nice way to add a little more climbing

Location

West Pole begins at the same place as Old Man's and Conns West.

Protection

Like most Seneca routes, West Pole protects well with passive gear. A double set of nuts and some hexes works fine. There are probably some pitons on the route; maybe some even of WWII vintage.