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Marcy's Great Chimney (aka Empty Tomb) & All Ryled Up-2017 June 15. (First ascent by Kevin and Jaryn DeShane) Mt. Marcy is home to a large vertical trap dike/chimney though it only looks like a pencil thin shadow from Mt. Haystack. Jaryn Deshane and I spent last Thursday on an intriguing climb, one that has taken 4 years to come to fruition. I didn't expect the route to be as clean or as varied. A couple sections had slightly overhanging trap rock..what a surprise. I led the chimney and then we rappelled back into it so Jaryn could put up his first PG lead (All Ryled Up)--a plumb 40' hand-crack variation. ...Not a day I'll soon forget! Full video at: https://youtu.be/aPIrTJd6jgo