Photos by tradmike

While eating a bite I noticed a distinct face appear in the North Peak of Seneca. Photo taken from the bottom of Gunsight looking to the North.

Here's where the climb starts to get your attention. And it will keep your attention on the next pitch.

Easy chimney at the top of Bastille Crack.

The route is a little polished from all the traffic. None the less, it's a must do if you are in the area. Just fun moderate climbing with great gear.

Great climb with a technical crux exit. Old school 5.9 crux. It's one of the better 5.9s I have been on with a lot of variety.

One day down. Great sunset to view at the first night bivy!

Big Sandy was full of sand and made a great sleeping surface. Played flashlight tag with the valley. Woke up at 3:00AM after the moon went down to watch the Perseids meteor shower - Way Cool!

Recent rock fall, with potential for more, funnels down the "death slabs" approach. Upon close inspection, I think the couple hundred foot tall remaining scar looks like a picture of something. You be the judge.

Probably the easiest yet most exciting pitch of my life. Take it all in walking across this ledge. What a view!

Best background scenery of the climb. Just two pitches to go. Time to play Tarzan on the fixed ropes!

Off-width, Overhang, Crack, Dihedral, and Slab - This two-pitch climb has it all.

Looking up the 2nd pitch of Buck Fever. Steep 5.9 slab climbing that keeps you thinking. Climber out of site over horizon.

I am enjoying flared chimney climbing for the first time. This pitch was very strenuous for 5.8 climbing.

I'm high on the route in this photo. It's a fun climb in a remote location. Have fun trying to find this route on your first attemp! Turn right onto the trail that has a tree with a stone attached!

My cousin, Jared, following up the first pitch of Rock Wars. This climb is my favorite 5.10 trad at the Red. This was Jared's first climb and first belay, ever. He's a natural. It was fun to watch other climbers expressions when I was teaching my cousin how to belay me with a GriGri for the first time on a 5.10 lead. One comment, "He's either really good or really stupid."

A great route with great gear placements. Fallen column marks beginning of route

I'm starting the climb. Bring a #5 if you don't like run outs. It's a little wide going to the second belay. The #5 cam protects the cussing crack.

For those who love chimneys! It contains three beautiful pitches of 5.9 chimney and a total of 18 pitches. Don't attempt unless you are solid in 5.9 chimneys.

Two more pitches of chimney to go. The 5.9 climbing is very sustained throughout the chimney section.

John following low on the route. The 5.3 quick finish runout is the scariest thing I have ever done. Falling is not an option.

I'm at the finish of the first pitch of the route. It's a good warm up for the traversing above. I skipped the pro in the roof and felt fine without it.

My brother Doug finishing the technical portion of the route. Enjoy the long steep walk to the summit from here. It never seems to end.

Get adjusted, early, to the huge run outs (100ft plus). The climbing is very solid and confidence inspiring. Don't get off route like I did after pitch 4. It's really not off route, just a 5.7R variation

I took this picture after we finished Snake Dike by leaning over the top edge of the North Face. A group of climbers is about to enjoy the legendary ledge.

Very polished crack climb up to a large roof. I kept sliding down a foot for every two feet of progress. Peter Pan style top roping at its best.