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First lead on north peak of Seneca. Note the Vasque Ascenders, a solid shoe, but not up to the EB's or RRs of the day. First time to place stoppers and clip old pins. March 18, 1978
desainme
on Jan 18, 2004 11:26 pm
Lat/Lon: 38.83500°N / 79.366°W
Image ID: 38827

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rpc

rpc - Jan 20, 2004 7:18 pm - Voted 10/10

nice shot

how's the rope passing thru. the webbing below the leader? Is there a biner there?

desainme

desainme - Jan 20, 2004 8:26 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: nice shot

This was our first real outing after spending summer 1977 at Clifton Gorge Ohio. Clifton is a limestone gorge near Yellowsprings Ohio, Max 50 feet but steep humid and slippery so in some sense a good learning place. None the less Seneca looked far more imposing and did not have the convenience of a top rope set up in March 78. This was THEIR first lead and I do not recall who lead first, but I watched and/or belayed. They slotted a few stoppers and clipped a few old pins and up we went. It was really much easier than Clifton Gorge, but the rope was below. I did it easily with the rope above and it was pretty casual but could not bring myself to to go beyond the first clip on lead. That took about a year.

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