One of the cruxes on the Liberty Bell route. The chockstone gets in the way, so you have to transition around the side of it in order to get around it. It protects well enough, and there's good holds. It's just awkward. I was happy to do this one as a follower :D The first picture is how not to go about it. Instead, you have to go in the crack higher, until you can get a foot on top

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@nil

Looks like a nice route. How long did it take from bottom to top? How would you grade it?

It was a pretty full day, from car to car was 9 hours, if I remember right.
It's rated as a 5.6, but it's definitely an old school grading. I would put it at a 5.8 by modern grading. The slab section is pretty run out and requires you to trust your feet

@nil

Thank you!

Any new upcoming climbing projects?