The Viper

This maybe the king trad line at Seneca. Long sustained, and technical in one of the best positions Seneca has to offer.

Climb Sidewinder through the overlap until it’s possible to move right to the flake system heading up the middle of the wall.  Climb the flake system until it ends at a very impressive face with an incipient crack running through it. Place a few small pieces of gear at the base of the face and get ready for some of the best technical climbing anywhere. Clip the only bolt on the route (previously a wiggly pin, but with permission from Topper, I replaced it with a bolt) and gun it to straight up to the small ledge. From here the climbing backs off significantly. Finish up the headwall to the upper Traffic Jam rappel anchors.

The same start as Sidewinder and Black Mamba. From the Neck Press anchors climb Sidewinder through the overlap and then move right to the flakes.

Single rack to 3” doubles of .3 and .5, stoppers, micro stoppers, and micro cams, 1 bolt.