Tarzan 

If you do the direct start, beware that an ankle injury is possible on this ledge. Our friend Justin said to my girlfriend, "Watch out for the ledge, it could be an ankle buster." Sure enough, she fell on lead before the crack and sprained her ankle. The hike out was interesting.

Still, the direct start is good. Sweet Jane is also quite good.

Bobby,I would agree. I climbed it with Vince and he took a couple of good falls that spooked both of us.

I would add to the comments about the start... it has greased up significantly since I first started climbing this in the 1980's, and I believe it's shy a couple crystals down low. For some reason it wasn't the best option to try with a full day pack and right off the winter couch (upside down fall...not happy). The Sweet Jane variation is likewise a tad greased up, and also not well suited to a weighty, swinging backpack. Excuses, excuses...

The move is a solid bouldery 5.10 move, but not so bad, as long as you don't try to hang out to place another piece when you can with your hands. The best option for gear is to get your feet set and then place the piece. I expected to grease off this thing when I did it todayu at 11:30, but I zipped up it. Climbing without a loaded backpack makes all the difference in the world.

The best option is to climb the 10a that is protected by a bolt, stand up like a man...then place a piece. Don't bother dicking with gear while the bolt is at your knee...you will grease off. Fire it with confidence, stand tall, place gear...continue.

Locking carabiner on that bolt and a super attentive belayer might keep you off the ledge if you grease off.

I think the granite below the bolt has become polished (!). Especially the right foot by the seam, just off the stance at the bottom. Dang, that's a hard move now...

Definately a route to be climbed with confidence.

I finally got on this today after being scared away by a partners ankle injury which forced us onto the sweet jane variation (anyone see a reacurring theme). I had my buddy stand on the ledge to the left, clipped both bolts and took 2 or 3 falls with the bolt around my knees and they didn't feel that bad at all with a watchfull eye on the ledge and a good dynamic belay. I agrea with tea that gear shouldnt be played with until in a good stance. better than sweet jane imo. try it on a cold day.

I've been on this a bunch of time and have never done the .10 move first go, always slipped off at least once. As long as you clip the bolt with a locker and your belayer isn't smoking a bowl or drinking a beer when you come off there's no reason to worry, you fall swinging left, not straight down on the ledge.
Hard nonetheless, especially since it's the warm-up move.
The rest of the pitch eats gear at 5.7, lots of fun. For a nice and fast linkup skip the anchor, traverse right on the easy slab and go straight to the tree belay for Tingey's direct. Super long slings if you protect near the anchor or you'll feel like you're pulling your belayer up with you.

Finally figured this one out, seemed the trick is to go way right and almost lay it back, oh and get those feet up high.

Agreeing with 'Sir Camsalot', starting far right and almost laybacking the handhold with high feet not only is the only reasonable way to do this, but should keep you away from the ledge...