is there a shortcut to the belltower from the depths?

title, i only started friday and tbh really enjoying it as a beginner but this just makes me feel like i can’t be bothered. i got cursed in the depths and now j have to grind out 4000 souls or whatever and walk back up the gargoyle bell tower to get cured? i swear, some of the difficulty in this is completely artificial and just frustrating for no fucking reason