Legs, footwork, and upper body strength get me to the top...

I only climbed 3 routes today…the feature (and first route of the morning), was the White 5.10b shown here…

First time climbing this route.

In this picture, the White 5.10b is on the left most side of the wall facing the bench in the bottom right hand corner. There is a slight overhang about a third of the way up followed by what looks and feels like an indentation about two thirds of the way up ending with a more pronounced overhang. The holds are really good with the exception of a sloper located to the left, in the last third (red section) of the route. Two climbing friends shared that beta and told me to avoid it and veer to the holds on the right. To be honest, I thought the route was going to be harder than what it ended up being. I tried really hard to let my legs and feet do the bulk of the work; stepping into footholds toe first and lifting myself upward. I was able to pull that off for the most part but did need my arms, especially at the end. I also did call for two “takes” which my amazing belayer provided me but other than that I was able to flash it thanks in part to the beta I received and my apparent, growing upper body strength.