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Airation

Name: Airation
Rating: 3.7

5.11a YDS 6c French 22 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 22 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Airation Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	Airation T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Autoclave T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b R
	Camber T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Camber - The Dunn Finish T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Camber View T,S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	Chockstone Crack T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Clean Sweep T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Creation T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b PG13
	Echoes T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a PG13
	Endless Summer T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Goofer's Delight T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Heather T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Hippodrome T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Jessie T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Kill Your Television Mid-Cliff Start) T,TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Northern Hospitality S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Pine Tree Eliminate T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Play Misty T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Practice Chimney (offwidth), The T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Practice Makes Perfect T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Reach the Sky T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Room with a View S,TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Spankings T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Stage Fright T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b R
	Tabu T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Tourist Treat T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Twin Cracks T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Type:	Trad, 2 pitches
FA:	Henry Barber, J. Brag, Bob Anderson, Aug. 23, 1973
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Shared By:	Lee Hansche on Feb 17, 2007
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Description

Airation is a perfect straightforward finger crack. The crux is dealing with the pain of the sharp fingerlocks. This is a great example of 5.11a fingers. Footwork is key as there are many small feet on the face.

Pitch 1: 5.11a follow the picture-perfect, finger crack to a tree with a fixed sling and rings. Most people only do the first pitch.

Pitch 2: Follow the lower angled rock to the top.

Location

Start on a tree-covered ledge just left of the original finish for Thin Air (5.6), which is a leaf filled gully. (Be careful stepping over the gap to the base of the climb...If you slip it's a looooong way down.) From the ledge, find the nicest finger crack. Have fun...