Planning a trip to Yosemite next year with the plan being to hopefully try the Nose. I've been onsighting up around 5:10c in the last year, and hoping I can bump that up to 5:10d with some actual training, abd therefore aiming to try and free a fair few pitches.
I've got nil proper aid experience though and I'm looking to buy a first set of aiders with which to practice with over the coming year. Looking to buy some aiders that will be suit a mixture of aid and free climbing, and also something that will function well for a tall person (6ft3, 191cm, size 12 feet). The Metolius 5 step etriers sound a good option from what I've read, but I don't know how my height affects practical use. Still sounds quite bulky but maybe more practical for my primary purpose compared to a ladder type aider? Any useful input very welcome, cheers.