Ascent Notes for: Old Man's Route - 5.3 popular Average Rating : 3.85/5

Took Trey up Seneca for the first time

Easy route, great for early lead climbs

It rained on this climb but it was still fun.

This was my first multi-pitch route. Climbed up to traffic jam notch and rappeled. Awesome experience.

And I finally had an excuse to when we got our ropes stuck after a Traffic Jam Rappel. Would be interesting to see if you could summit from the parking lot and get back down in under 30 minutes.

Started on Apricot then did 2nd pitch of Old Man's

A nice intro to multipitch climbing.

w Andy and Bella

Soloed this after leading Skyline traverse. Super easy 4th class stuff plus a couple of easy 5th class moves. Exposure on the 4th "pitch" is there, but not so much on the rest of the climb. We then continued to the top barefoot after waiting out a small shower.

I've done it four times over the years. It's easy and long, yet there's nothing like it in the eastern U.S. The first time I did it, I skipped the first belay and rope drag was significant. Take the time to belay at the big ledge with the root. The corner at Traffic Jam makes it a 5.3. For a new leader it can be a little hairy.