This is an old route with some historic significance. Dick Williams notes that this was the first route in the Gunks with a female FA.
The first pitch is straightforward. Go up the wide crack (face holds abound), and through the mellow overhang to stand on the spacious belay ledge. Tree and gear for anchor.
The second pitch is less obvious, but it's tough to get into real trouble. Whether you stay right in the chimney systems, or go up and a bit left onto the nose and face, the climbing is similar in difficulty and pro is reasonably available. The exposure on the nose variation is nice. Ends on the top with trees for belay.
This route is located just past the Jackie and Classic area, and just before Matinee. It's the obvious easy-looking wide crack next to Raubenheimer Special, and is about 1 minute past the Uberfall.
Finally climbed it on a soggy Sunday - because there was finally nobody on the route. An ok route, don't think it's worth waiting for on a nice day - there are way better 5.3s in the Gunks. Scary when wet though - any slip and you may end up with a broken ankle - it's ledges all they way up...
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