For a sport route at a well developed crag, this one feels pretty adventurous. I found it to climb almost like a trad climb, or one of those really out there routes at Rumney Summit Cliff. Unlike a lot of Shell Pond routes, you’ll find this one to be very “on your feet” for a lot of it. 

Stick clip the first bolt. Make bouldery moves on white rock with smeary feet and long reaches between crimps. The climbing eases a fair bit after the second bolt, following ledgy terrain to a puzzling, improbable looking white wall. Move left to some slopers, and make a tricky mantel, then move back right to more moderate ground and another rest. Climb up and left of a roof. Patience and good balance will pay off as you skirt the roof on the left side, then traverse back right above it to a final no hands rest. Get it all back here before the final crux, a pumpy traverse out left on good holds, then a challenging sequence to get established above the roof. Sink your fingers in a glorious finish flake and head to the chains.

Up and right of Senior Project at a steep, white buttress.