Type: Trad, Aid, 2100 ft (636 m), 16 pitches, Grade VI
FA: Greg Child, Peter Mayfield - September 1981
Page Views: 11 total · 7/month
Shared By: Ryan Rex on Aug 15, 2024
Admins: Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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Aurora is another classic route, on a wall stacked with extremely classic routes. Stylistically similar to the routes around it - radical features linked with minimal rivets, on awesome golden rock, in a wild steep position. Tricky in spots, but never too tricky. Most pitches offer a nice variety of climbing.

The bat cave and bat flake are striking features that you can easily spot from the meadow. The bat cave will find you chimneying horizontally with big air under you. The bat flake will have you groveling up a wide crack which, despite its name, is ironically filled with swift guano. Above this, enjoy pitch after pitch of A3 climbing until you rejoin T-Trip for the top out.

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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. Hang a hard left on the long, rising traverse leading to the bat cave.

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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.

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