Feeling for Hold

Castaways - 5.8 (Seneca Rocks Region, The Panhandle, Franklin Gorge, Impact Zone, Castaways) Seneca Rocks offers rock climbers an opportunity unique in the east due to the hardness of the Tuscarora Formation, and the degree of climbing difficulty. There are over 375 major mapped climbing routes, varying in degree from the easiest (5.0) to the most difficult (5.12).