Wellhorn - Miracolo/Aura (6c)
Wellhorn is one of the areas where many stars need to align: long daylight, stable weather, preferably on a Saturday, being in sufficient shape, being sufficiently motivated. And of course, your partner of choice should be available, in good enough shape and committed, too. These stars aligned for me and Philipp recently and we seized the opportunity to give a shot at the Miracolo/Aura combination which climbs Miracolo in the lower part and Aura in the upper part. It's a proud objective with 25 pitches totalling 700m of demanding climbing, mostly in the 6a-6c range. The protection is decent (xxx) with exceptions mostly in lower angle terrain and a few high first bolts. We agreed that the good protection rating in the guide books (xxxx) is not what you should expect. For my standards, the rock is pretty perfect all the way , except when you cross the two obvious big ledges. The climbing is quite athletic, particularly in the first 8 pitches. After that it be...