This route is merely a variation to The Lost Art of Manliness, and offers a slightly more straight-forward finishinig crack.  Worth doing becuase you're already there.

Ruby Tuesday

Lost Art of Manliness The

Geeze Whiz

Cheese Louise

Squeeze the Cheese

Paint it Black

Beast of Burden

Provolone

Upon arriving at the base of the crag, scramble up to the platform on top of the chossy pillar.  The route starts here.  Climb the obvious crack diagonalling up the face to a ledge, from here continue straight up the finger crack (starting this section has confounded more than a few climbers) to a two-bolt belay.  Balance and footwork make this much easier than it looks.  A 60' rappel places you back on the ledge.

Comically short,this route can be bouldered without much trouble I'm sure.  We're all guilty of being a little nerdy when we get a drill aren't we?  Special thanks to Doug Heinrich for loaning us his drill.

Direct bolt line up the steep S face. Touchy crux.  Join STC after bolt 3 and finish on it.

Skirt the L arete of the overhanging S face of Cheese Block Rock. Short but steep.

Follow the bolts up the overhanging wall just south of The Lost Art.  Seriously crimpy, overhung holds lead up theheadwall, past the blocky mid-point and finish out at the same belay of The Lost Art.  Pretty much a pump from the start, and not all that aesthetic, but you made the approach, so do it anyway.

This route follows a thin crack in a corner just north of the pillar from where you start The Lost Art.  Ascend through dirty and brushy moves up the crack to where it cleans up and finishes over a block at the top.  Easily protected, but definitely needs some traffic to gain a possible one star.  Again, you hiked clear the hell up here, so do this one too and help it clean up.

Climb NW arete staying on W face straight up.  After turning the bulge, cut left (contrived) to clip 1 more bolt and build an anchor.  Or just go straight up.  Surprisingly fun route despite its lack of length.

VARIATION:  Grandpa's Cheese Wedgie (5.9).  Start right of arete clipping a different starter bolt. Finish as per Provolone.

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Routes in Rolling Stone Area