Climb to the very high first bolt. Clip it with great relief, and continue up past one more bolt to the belay on "The Great Arch," or the belay atop "Storm In A Teacup." From the "Great Arch" belay, move out right past a short flake/crack (possible to get gear) and climb a long, but easier pitch past one bolt to an anchor just below the top (there may be one more bolt on this pitch, I can't remember).
Location
Just to the right of "The Great Arch."
Protection
Very light rack. Medium sized gear is optional for the flake on pitch 2.
Standing on the ledge and looking up, like most stone routes, its hard to see any holds at all. Once you get going on this a pattern of small edges (I mean small) appear and lead to the first belay. There is one opportunity to place about a #2 cam about 3/4 of the way up this pitch. The rest goes easier..
Stone Mountain South Face
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