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The west side of the Southern Pillar contains the vast majority of the routes in this area.  Many classics can be found here including Roy Gap Chimneys (5.6), Block Party (5.8), Right Tope (5.9), Electric Chair (5.9), Climbin' Punishment (5.9+), Slipstream (5.10a), Daytripper (5.10a), and Ambush (5.11a).  The upper tier to the right and up around the corner contains a few good routes as well such as Fear of Flying (5.8) and Fear of Flailing (5.8).

There are many bolted anchors in the area to help facilitate descent.  Most of these are described in the individual routes.  The main rappel line is from the top of Climbin' Punishment's original 3rd pitch and down into Roy Gap Chimneys.  If you do Gephardt-Dufty, rappel off to climber's right from the tree at the very top and access the the previously mentioned anchors on Climbin' Punishment.

Because of it's relative shadiness and the cool air from Roy Gap Chimneys (which can act like a refrigerator), this area of Seneca is a good spot to be on warmer summer days.

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Accessing the Southern Pillar - West Side is the shortest approach at Seneca.  Walk up Roy Gap Rd and find the trail to the right at the small turnaround in the road, near the big culvert for Roy Gap Run.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southern Pillar - West Side

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 112
● Roy Gap Chimney's
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 11
● Fear of Flailing
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 36
● Gebhardt-Dufty
Trad 4 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 84
● Block Party
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 34
● Fear of Flying
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 116
● Climbin' Punishment
Trad 3 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 52
● Right Tope
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 37
● Electric Chair
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 37
● Judgement Seat
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 23
● Slipstream
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 21
● Daytripper
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 21
● Disco Death March
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 52
● Ambush
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 5
● Point Man
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 5
● Border Patrol
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Roy Gap Chimney's
 112
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Fear of Flailing
 11
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Gebhardt-Dufty
 36
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 4 pitches
● Block Party
 84
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Fear of Flying
 34
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Climbin' Punishment
 116
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
● Right Tope
 52
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Electric Chair
 37
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Judgement Seat
 37
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
● Slipstream
 23
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad
● Daytripper
 21
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Disco Death March
 21
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
● Ambush
 52
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Point Man
 5
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Border Patrol
 5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
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