The Last Will Be First 

Repeated High E and did Moonlight and The Last Shall Be First for the first time on Sunday. P1 is nice and long featuring consistent 5.6 climbing on clean rock with a number of interesting moves above gear. P2 is a little bit of a one trick pony with the moves over the overhang. Overall the exposure and position certainly don't rival Moonlight or High E. However the sheer number of quality moves on P1 make this climb deserving of 3 stars.

Indeed a great route and hard for the grade. Beware of the runout at the start of P2, and be aware that a second will have a difficult time regaining the rock (without some lowering) if they fall on the P1 crux.

great climb, do not hesitate to do it!

Great job with the description - totally agree on quality, and that it's a good 'testpiece 5.6'

Great route. I have to disagree with the comment above about the second pitch being run out to the crux. So long as you stay within reach of the corner to your right there is plenty of gear. I posted a photo showing how much I sewed up the second pitch up to the crux, and I could have placed even more gear if I'd felt like it. If you move further left it is true that you'd have a harder time placing much gear before the overhang. (Edit: I now think I was off-route! Further to the left of where I went is Unholy Wick, and The Last Will Be First actually goes further to the right. Check out the photos I posted and tell me what you think.)

Two high quality pitches. I thought the crux was actually the short thin section at a bulge below the corner and overhang on the first pitch.

I returned to The Last Will Be First and did the correct second pitch.

There are no runouts, it is well-protected and fun.

I'm also not sure I understand Tim's comment above about the first pitch. It would not be hard to get back on if you fell off at the crux. The overhang is not large and there are no traverses. Honestly, I think he may have been thinking of the wrong climb.

I think this is one of the best 5.6 climbs in the Gunks! Sustained, good moves on good rock from the bottom of the cliff to the top.

I did the second pitch exactly as described here and there was definitely a section of ground fall/ledge fall between my second piece and just before the crux. Fortunately it's 5.4-ish climbing with decent hands/feet. Gear after that is good. I'd give Pitch 2 a R rating.

Pitch 1 was long and I had to be creative to conserve cams and draws. Add a little spice with some runouts between pieces, but mostly PG (~15 feet). I'd only recommend someone solid climbing at 5.8 (self-confident) lead this. Not a good beginner's climb, especially if you add Pitch 2. With the amount of runout between good placements I'd put this climb in the "do not fall" category. It's an excellent climb despite!

Only did the first pitch, but I really enjoyed it. Climbing is no harder than 5.6 but some of the gear placements are tricky/thin and there is a good amount of climbing above gear. Wouldn't recommend it as an entry level 5.6 lead climb. Bring a good amount of draws/gear since the pitch is quite long.