At the top of pitch 1 of Milk Road.

Shirley on pitch 1 of Milk Road…see the quick change of outfit?

Shirley on pitch 1 of Milk Road…this was a year or two earlier when we tried the route but found it running with water & bailed.

Pitch 2 of The Milk Road – a 5.10c flake system to a traversing bolt ladder (or 11+) to a tricky free exit to the belay (July 2015).

More pitch 2 – after a bolt ladder (July 2015).

Leading pitch 3 of Milk Road. A very friendly and relatively low(er vs. pitch 4) angle finger crack (July 2015).

One of a few rest stances on pitch 3.

Shirley on the fun finger crack of pitch 3.

More pitch 3 action (July 2015).

Starting pitch 4…not so many rest stances and a bit steeper than the previous pitch (July 2015).

Pitch 4.

Looking down pitch 4 of Milk Road.

Shirley nearing the top of the 40 meter finger crack. Excellent climbing!

Pitch 5 of Milk Road: a fist crack to a 5.10- face (July 2015).

Pretty fun pitch 5.

The shitty pitch six – a 5.8 dirt ramp (July 2015).

Views of Howe Sound from top of pitch 7 (July 2015).

Starting pitch 7 of Milk Road – a bolted chimney to a short face crack to another (my screw up) loose chimney. Perhaps I should read the description of the pitch next time (July 2015).

Shirley topping out on pitch 7…the wrong/thuggish variation of the pitch (July 2015).

Leading the Crescent Dyke on pitch 8. This was the crux for us (by far!) – perhaps it was the heat but we both had a hell of a hard time with the exit move…save the worst for last!

Looking back at Shirley from midway across the pitch 8 dyke traverse – about to be not such happy camper (July 2015).

Shirley on the crux moves of pitch 8 (and the route).

Happy to be (essentially) done with the climbing in the afternoon heat (July 2015).

The large ledge atop pitch 8 of Milk Road – only a short 5.0 pitch remains to the top (July 2015).

The short if sweaty hike from the top (July 2015).

Tantalus Wall with pitches 5-9 of The Milk Road visible. There’s a climber leading pitch 6 visible (July 2015).