Look for a sharp pocket along the seam, and follow the obvious features up and slightly left.  Often wet, mossy, and slippery, which might make the crux just getting off the ground.

Thalassocracy

Gully of the Greencoats

Corner of the Greencoats

Dülferstein

Kemp's Landing Victory

Shark River Plundering

Defending Staten Island

Flakenstein

Lord Dunmore's Challenge

Bleach

Closter Raid

Loyalist Crack

Norfolk Burning

Stealth of the Greencoats

Ethiopian Regiment

Cortlandt's Corner

Skinner's Greens

Colonel Tye over Monmouth

Jersey Kitty

Slab of the Greencoats

Lots of interesting moves. 

  Up the corner to the top.   . (If lower section is wet, perhaps start on face just left of corner). 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Up the obvious gully, perhaps more on its left side. Perhaps a fun overhang move along the way. 

warning: Might still be loose rock, since has not been climbed much so far as of 2016. Belayer and other party members should stay far away from anywhere below the gully. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt). 

  . . . ? name of route ? The uniforms of the New Jersey Volunteers uniform were green with white trim [ photo1 |   . . . . . photo2 ].

Some thoughtful strenuous "outdoor-style" moves, which are not necessarily what most modern climbers feel as "fun". 

  Start left of the tree at the bottom of corner. Up into the corner and up the corner to the top. 

  . . . ? name of route ? The uniforms of the New Jersey Volunteers uniform were green with white trim [ photo1 |   . . . . . photo2 ]. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Strenuous roof move, then lots of slopy holds to navigate. 

  Up to right side of roof just below left-slanting small right-facing corner. Pull over the roof, then left a bit, and up to the top. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Thoughtful moves, but not necessarily what most people feel as "fun". 

  Step onto the obvious diagonal crack and follow that trending left for a ways. Then up the right side of the small buttress, using the vertical crack in the buttress for left-side handholds. 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Lots of thoughtful moves. 

  Start up the less-featured face to get hands on the obvious diagonal crack (but not using the obvious foothold to right in the lower crack, which is for a different route). A little ways up with the crack, soon exit from the crack up right and up the face above (using the right side of the small buttess for left-side hand- or foot-holds, but not the crack in buttress).   Finish is more interesting if do not use the left side of the top rock. 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Almost every move is interesting. Seems like there's no positive hold for the next move, but then you find it. 

  Up to the right end of the roof. Follow right-facing flakes (corners) to the top. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

If you like working out moves without positive holds, this is for you. After an optional tricky start, a "warmup" on already-not-so-positive holds, then gets trickier as go higher. 

  First get up onto the large rounded ledge. The trickiest is to start just right of the big tree, and go straight up (without using the tree). But it's sufficiently interesting to start on the left side of the tree using the same start as for the Loyalist Crack. Or if you already did that, can just walk around the right side of the large ledge. 

  Then straight to the top, staying about five feet right of the crack. 

  . . . ? Name of route ? The British came up with a new "pro-freedom" recruiting strategy for    . . . . the American Revolutionary War, which triggered a parallel strategy for the Patriot side. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Push up the corner onto a big ledge, then take a step right and carefully move upwards on crimps, small edges, and finally slopers before a mantle and then easy ground to the top.

Up to the obvious left-trending crack. Next a ways following the crack. Then exit from the crack and go straight up small dihedral (open book) to the top. 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Another fun Powerlinez crack (when it's dry). 

  Up the short chimney (or perhaps it's more fun (and a more useful warmup) to try the friction slab to its left) to a large rounded ledge, then up the narrow crack. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Squeeze right side of tree at the base of the big corner. Trend a bit right to reach obvious 4-inch wide crack (which forms the top of a long left-leaning diagonal crack). Straight up that to the top. 

  . ?? project (? 5.11 ?) : Direct start on the face vertically below the top crack has not been done yet as of June 2016. 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Tricky moves with handholds different from usual, and delicate footholds. 

  Up to the roof, traverse Left three feet and up over its left end. Next up to a 14-inch left-facing corner with a thin crack in it. Up this and continue to the top. 

  . . . ? name of route: The uniforms of the New Jersey Volunteers were green with white trim [ photo1 |   . . . . . photo2 ]. 

warning: For top-roping, make sure to set the top anchor far enough right (east) so that a climber who falls does not take a dangerous side-swing to the left. So then the climber must flip the rope several times as they climb. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Thoughtful moves on arete. 

  Start in the obvious gully, up through an overhang in right side of gully. Finish with delicate moves up arete which forms right side of gully. 

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warning: Might still be loose rock, since has not been climbed much so far as of 2016. Belayer and other party members should stay far away from anywhere below the gully. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Fun moves.   Crux is the first couple of moves off the ground. Easier if the climber gets a "boost" from a partner, then can enjoy the rest of the route. 

  . . . ? Name of route ? The Jersey Volunteers were recruited and commanded by Cortlandt Skinner of Perth Amboy . . . 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Some thoughtful moves up on the buttress. Too bad this is not longer. 

  Start just right of tree at right side of bottom of obvious gully. Up to the small buttress with a vertical crack. Climb left of the crack (but can use the crack for holds) up the top. 

  . . . ? Name of route ? The New Jersey Volunteers were commanded by Cortlandt Skinner of Perth Amboy.    . . . . . Their uniforms were greencoat [ photo1 |   . . . . . photo2 ], so were also called "Skinner's Greens". 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Variety of fun thoughtful moves. 

  Through the roof to a left-leaning crack above. Then around the right side (or left side) of a nose and up to the top. 

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warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Interesting frictiony footwork (if you like that sort of thing) and also some interesting steeper moves. 

  Start on the Left side of the arete which forms the left edge of the Jersey Volunteers wall. Up across the arete onto a slopy ledge (without touching the tree on the ledge). Up along a crack, then continue on a ramp along the left side of a big left-trending corner. When reach a hump along the top of the right wall of the ramp, escape the ramp by a steep move right, then up to the top. 

  variation (easier): Instead start on the face just right of the arete, and move up and grab the tree on the horizontal ledge. 

warning: For top-roping, make sure to set the top anchor far enough right (east) so that a climber who falls does not take a dangerous side-swing to the left. So then the climber must flip the rope several times as they climb. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

No positive holds in the lower half, so needs thoughtful placement (and trusting) of feet. 

  If that's not what you like (or feel you need to practice), this route is not for you. If that is what you want, then it's not big enough. 

  Find your own "path of least resistance" up the slab.   Or for more footwork challenge, try the direct line - (more like 5.6?) 

  . . . ? name of route ? The uniforms of the New Jersey Volunteers uniform were green with white trim [ photo1 |   . . . . . photo2 ]. 

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber. 

  . . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2016. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

"New Jersey Volunteers" were different from other units we hear about in the American Revolutionary War -- see this Militia Museum of NJ page. They were commanded by John Murray (Lord Dunmore of Scotland) and Cortlandt Skinner (of Perth Amboy NJ). Their uniforms were green with white trim [ photo1 | 

photo2 ], so they were sometimes called "Skinner's Greens". 

  This face is perhaps the "slabbiest" slab at Powerlinez: substantial sections without much positive holds. But also a low roof and interesting climbing where there are a few holds to be connected. Faces SouthEast. 

  One of the easiest-to-reach crags from the main trailhead, with easy access around the right side for setting up top anchors.

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Routes in 9. Jersey Volunteers