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DescriptionUpper Broadway is located on a sunny series of ledges below the east face. In general the rock is less featured than the West Face. Most of the routes are 5.7 or harder. Classic routes include Conns East (5.6), Soler (5.7), ALCOA Presents (5.8), Frosted Flake (5.9), Castor (5.10a), Pollux(5.10a), and Spock's Brain (5.11b?) Getting ThereUpper Broadway can be reached from the east face trail or by scrambling from lower Broadway The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Upper Broadway:
Windy Corner 5.4 Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Dirty Old Man 5.6 Trad, 2 pitches, 155 feet
Conn's East 5.6 Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet
Soler 5.7 Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet
Conn's East Direct 5.8 Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Alcoa Presents 5.8 Trad, 50 feet
Frosted Flake 5.9 Trad, 100 feet
High Test 5.9+ Trad, 120 feet
Pollux 5.10a Trad, 45 feet
Castor 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Orangeaid 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Nip and Tuck 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 125 feet
Spock's Brain 5.11a Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Low Octane 5.11b Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet
Terra Firma Homesick Blues 5.11 PG13 Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet
The Changling 5.11c Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet
Featured Route For Upper Broadway
Castor 5.10a WV : Seneca Rocks : ... : Upper Broadway
According to the guide book the crux is in the first 15 feet. That being said the next 30 feet or so is not easy either.The routes goes up a nice finger/hand crack for about 45 feet. After the large ledge the route contiunes up a right facing corner (5.8?) finishing on the Conn's East Ledge (Below Alcoa Presents)....[more] Browse More Classics in WV |