In 1975, Wayne Goss and Jim Logan made the first free ascent of the Diamond by climbing
D7 to Crossover Ledge, taking
Yellow Wall for a pitch, climbing a pitch of
Forrest Finish, and ending with
Black Dagger's final pitch. This link-up of pitches is called
"Komito Freeway". This is a great way to climb the Diamond at 5.10b. The route is steep and sustained. Even though it is the second most moderate route on the Diamond, it is quite a big step up from the
Casual Route (5.10a, 8p). (Ironically, the first free ascent of the easier
Casual Route was in 1978, three years after the first free ascent of the Diamond via the Komito Freeway. The easiest line isn't always the most obvious line.)
I have trip report pages for
D7 (5.11c, 5-6p),
Yellow Wall to Forrest Finish (5.10d-5.11b, 6p), and
Black Dagger (5.11a, 5-6p) (all of which I have climbed more than once), but since
"Komito Freeway" (5.10b, 5-6p) is a nice route in itself and the second most moderate way to get to Table Ledge, I made a separate trip report for it.
Nate and I climbed this as our first Diamond route together in 2024. July had been a strong monsoon month, with afternoon thundershowers most days, but we nabbed a midweek "30% thundershowers" day to climb this route. We had a great day on the Diamond. Photos below.