To-do List Before Astroman

Looking for peoples opinions on a good selection of climbs to have under ones belt before doing Astroman in Yosemite. For those of you who have done Astroman, what grades were you climbing before doing it, and what routes did you do that best prepared you?

Tim Young wrote: Looking for peoples opinions on a good selection of climbs to have under ones belt before doing Astroman in Yosemite. For those of you who have done Astroman, what grades were you climbing before doing it, and what routes did you do that best prepared you?

I've never done Astroman, but it's literally my biggest goal in climbing/life, so I've done some research and asking around.

Steck-Salathe, Rostrum, voyager, Moratorium, and Book of Job are all Valley routes that should feel relatively smooth before you hop on Astroman. That said, it didn't live up to the intimidating reputation that it has. The move into the harding slot is difficult but after you're in, if you're an averaged sized male it isn't too bad. The last pitch is serious and if you're not feeling it at the end of the day its not easy to bail. Be solid on Valley 5.11 before you hop on it.

Haven't done it, but you could do the first three pitches (Astroboy).

This again

http://www.supertopo.com/topos/roadtoastro_intro.pdf

Rostrum and all at the Cookie