What a way to be greeted by this cliff. Mr. Clean is the clean right-facing dihedral that marks the top of the climbers trail to the cliff, and it is a great way to get the day started, finish off the day, or try your hand and placing gear if you are eager to break into the grade.
This route is as obvious as they come--climb the corner through a semi-technical stemming section about midway up the corner. Get a great rest on phenomenally featured rock at about 3/4 of the way, and finish up by climbing the lower-angled hand and finger crack to the chain anchors.
Location
At the height of the climbers trail...you can't miss the corner.
Protection
Doubles are helpful, but not obligatory, from green to blue Camalot.
In the new ADK guide by Hass this has been bumped up to a 9 (although I consider myself an 8 climber so I think it must be an 8 since I was able to haul myself up). It's a great climb and a lot of fun allowing for practice of stemming or lieback if your so inclined.
The Barkeater Cliff
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