Looking back at the belay atop P1 (the optional bo...
Description
If you're not good enough to climb The Yellow Wall here's your chance to get some of the same stuff at an easier grade.
Start at the right side of the Yellow Wall face. A lieback crack leading up the yellow rock starts the route.
P1: Climb the crack, traverse right, go up a steep (and not completely well protected) wall to a short rightward traverse and the belay. A stellar pitch. Definitely not "G" but not too bad if you just go for it. 5.8, 110'.
It's also possible to belay at a bolt anchor after 60' and rappel from there if you don't want to do the entire route.
P2: Climb easier rock to the top. 5.5, 70'.
Descent: Go left to Silly Chimney or the rap station immediately left of it.
Location
Just right of The Yellow Wall. The Airy Aria access trail is about an 18-min. walk from the Uberfall, or a 14-min. walk from where the East Trapps Connector Trail meets the carriage road. This is just past a large boulder that overhangs the carriage road.
It's also possible to belay on the big ledge with the bolts, and then do the traverse and what follows up to the GT ledge in 1 pitch. The rope drag is not bad if you pay attention to extending your pro on the traverse. Double ropes are necessary for rappel or walk off to High E (or Ursula) rappel anchors.
The approach trail from the carriage road comes off between two large boulders and has a very prominent fork at a blazed tree twenty feet up or so. Airy Aria is to the right.
By Monomaniac Administrator From: Morrison, CO Jun 14, 2009
There is currently a rap anchor (tat slings w/ screwlink around tree) at the top of this climb, on the GT ledge. Not sure of the length, but I think its significantly more than 100 feet.
Great second pitch, the traverse is not to be missed, thin and delicate. Small cams makes it G, to a hanging belay. As in other comments, don't rap from the sling at the tree unless you have 2 ropes (2x60 make it fine).
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