Aurora

Aurora is classic route, perhaps occasionally overlooked on a wall stacked with classic routes. Stylistically similar to the routes around it - large features linked with minimal rivets and hooks, on golden rock in a wild, steep position. I found Aurora just as good as its neighbors, but a bit less talked about. Tricky in spots, but never too tricky. Most pitches offer a nice variety of climbing.

After starting on T Trip, hang a hard left on the long, rising traverse leading to the bat cave. The bat cave and bat flake are large features that you can easily spot from the meadow, once you know to look for them. The bat cave will have you chimneying horizontally with big air under you. The bat flake will have you groveling up a wide crack which may be filled with swift guano. Above this the line trends up towards the base of the finger of fate, where it skirts right on features and systems to the right of the Finger, eventually rejoining T-Trip for the top out.

The American Zone is the only ledge on route (its more of what i would call a spacious stance)

Aurora begins and ends on T Trip, with 11 independent pitches in between. Climb the first 3.5 pitches of T Trip (rarely climbed by T Trip parties nowadays) - p2 feels heads up at C2 loose.

Standard big wall rack.

5-6 each size beak should do it.

2 #6's will be useful on the bat flake.

Selection of heads, theres a couple sections of fixed heads on the route

Most pitches take a variety of gear - cams, beaks, hooks, etc., so don't need to load up too heavy.

All anchors deluxe.