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South End

Submitted By: Brian Adzima on Oct 3, 2006
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Description 

The southern end of Seneca consists of several buttresses of broken quartzite. Ecstacy (5.7), one of Seneca's premier routes is located on the south west end.

The cave area contains several of Seneca's most difficult routes, such as Fine Young Cannibals (5.13), and only bouldering at Seneca.

Several classic routes including Candy corner (5.5), Ye Gods and Little Fishes (5.8), and Drop Zone (5.11a) are located at the far east end.

It is worth noting that Skyline Traverse (5.3) is located immediately above these routes and rockfall from parties on it is quite common. A helmet might protect you from the smaller stuff, but it may be advisable to avoid the area because bigger stuff (football sized) is occasionally set lose.


Getting There 

Hike up Roy Gap road, the Southern End is immediately on your left.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for South End:
Skyline Traverse   5.3     Trad, 4 pitches   
Ecstasy Junior   5.4     Trad, 2 pitches, 150 feet   
Candy Corner   5.5     Trad, 1 pitch, 95 feet   
Ecstasy   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet   
Ye Gods & Little Fishes   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   
Sunshine   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 95 feet   
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Seneca at its finest: Spinnaker in the evening light. Photo: Curtis Runyan

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The South End of Seneca

The South End of Seneca

Curtis Runyan on the Uber classic Ecstacy.

Curtis Runyan on the Uber classic Ecstacy.

South end from the lower parking lot at the visitors center

BETA PHOTO: South end from the lower parking lot at the visito...


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By Armin
From: Arvada, CO
Oct 6, 2006

Ecstacy Jr (4) also not to be missed as the hardest overhanging 4 on the planet, as well as the burn (8) which after completing you can TR sunshine 10aR.