Naomi wanted to start on the "proper slab" instead of bypassing it.
That's not necessarily what happened though.
Daylight Crack (pitch 2) is a fun splitter.
The fourth pitch is where the route comes alive. It's a stellar 50 m of climbing with several 5.11 cruxes.
Naomi leads the 5th pitch, another engaging 50+ m. She's on the "spooky" part where the route moves away from the corner.
The crazy roof above the Truck Stop looms above her.
The roof above the Truck Stop is incredible. It goes with plentiful gear and some good rests via stemming and chimneying.
I thought the crux was this transition through the second tier of the roof.
After the roof is a wild traverse around the corner above the lip of the roof.
Then mixed face and crack moves.
The finger crack on the eighth pitch reminded me of Exasperator.
We cheated and took an alternate, slightly more expedient route at the end, partially to be sure we would hit the brewery before the kitchen closed so we could have dinner with Eric and Ryan.
Crescent Dyke is fun for fancy footwork.
Obligatory Howe Sound shot
Great to see you, Ryan and Eric! Hope you had a good climb. Freeway is worth doing again....
