Blast from the Past (Isaac's Rt) 

possible, even recommended to climb and rap from the top of the first pitch; do subsequent pitches only if you want to bag the killer summit.

Just want to add to keep a close eye out for the traverse at the end of P2. You can't see the belay bolts from where the traverse starts, and it's real easy to miss it.

thanks Kole, we continued on up missing the bolts onto some run out face, decided that WASNOT the way to go and doun climbed to find the anchors.

I remember when this was rated 5.9! It seems that it felt hard even as 5.10. It also seems that there was only one set of bolt anchors at the top of the second and somehow we had to do a terrifying rope stretching traverse to a manky tree belay on the third pitch. The old sheet metal bolt hangers on the rap/old aid route were pretty sweet though.

The first pitch is awesome and burly - I felt the crux was mainly just endurance through strenuous cupped hands and fists. It would have been nice to save a #3 for the last bit before the anchors, but the climbing is much easier.

Also, I replaced the tat at the 1st anchor (Jan 2010)

Pitch 1 is long and burly. Upper pitches were fun and definitely as good as many other summit routes. All anchors are bolted and in good condition. Three pitches to summit scramble. Pitch 2 up through stem crux, traverse right across little foot ledges after stem chimney. Pitch 3, avoid right leaning choss groove above terrace, it sucks big time, rather do an easy rope stretcher runnout traverse up and right to the large balcony slab and traverse around the corner about 40 feet to the clean left angling groove, climb up and traverse right again 20 feet to the bolted anchor/little tree on top of the Beckey route and the first rap off, may have to simulclimb a little if using a 60.