Easiest way to gain the summit and a fun romp through the cave onto a well protected face crux.

Plato's Cave

U Can't Touch This Pythagoras - OPEN PROJECT

Le Crimp De Beauvoir

Don't Confucius

Freudian Split

Same start as "Plato's Cave" but go up between the two rocks. First crux is right off the deck as you try to stem up between the opposing surfaces. Work your way up the slab and bounce between the two rocks finally stepping across the chasm for the final crux split.

This is an open project. There is an obvious old Aid line that follows a well-pitoned scar up to a slab then to a roof. There are new anchor bolts at the top for safe projecting.  Someone strong needs to put this together!

5 bolts to rap rings. Start from detached block to the west of Philosopher's Stone. Height dependent starting crux using chicken heads and crimps. Gain the platform and work up a crack to the chicken head mantle at the summit.

Lots of crux moves: Start from detached block on a crazy powerful crimp. Move right to a small hand's free stance (for belayer safety it is recommended to unclip the first draw once the 2nd and 3rd have been clipped, this can be managed from the stance).  Small jug into a full compression series of undercling moves to the arete and a delicate clipping stance. Work upwards to a 1st digit undercling, then to numerous balance-dependent slab moves, to finally gain the chicken heads and summit.

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Routes in 5. The Philosopher's Stone