Thin Red Line in a day...

[WhiteLightning]

...this time of year???

[Jens]

Yes

[DirtyHarry]

With time to spare. I'd pick a not so hot day, though.

[Gary_Yngve]

All depends on how fast you can do the aid, which is harder than the aid on Liberty Crack. The upper free pitches (basically the Barberpole Route) should take about 3 hours.

[ScottP]

All depends on how fast you can do the aid, which is harder than the aid on Liberty Crack. The upper free pitches (basically the Barberpole Route) should take about 3 hours.

 

How long did it take you Gary?

[Gary_Yngve]

I haven't done TRL but I've done LC and Barberpole, so I feel qualified in saying how long Barberpole should take and how "easy" the aid on LC is comparatively.

 

I can't remember exactly how long it took us to climb Barberpole several years ago, but I have in my notes that we summited before 11 AM. Probably started at 6:30 AM, hour and a half to approach, scramble The Bong, and rack up. Started climbing at 8 AM. Three hours.

 

Granted it would be faster to just climb from M&M Ledge rather than the approach ramp of Barberpole too, but you'll be carrying more stuff and will have already been moving for a while.