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Feathers and Stone

Name: Feathers and Stone
Rating: 2.9

5.11b YDS 6c French 23 Ewbanks VIII- UIAA 23 ZA E3 5c British

Routes in Third Flatiron

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	Third World Zone T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	East Face Left T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Greenman's Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
	East Face (Standard) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Extra Point T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	College Drop Out aka East Face North Side T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Ph.D. Roof T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Negative Space (P1) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Third Kingdom/Papillion T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Northwest Passage T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Exit Through The Gift Shop V0 4
	Misled Youth T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	Direct West Face a/k/a Western Skyline T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	West Face [3rd Flatrion] T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Saturday's Folly T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Friday's Folly Direct T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Feathers and Stone S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Friday's Folly T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	West Door T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pentaprance T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Waiting For Columbus T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Falcon's Fracture T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dog's Head Cutoff T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Super Woo T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Winky Woo T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Southwest Chimney T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Flailure (Is Not an Option) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Wrongs of Fall T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Rite Of Spring T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	South Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Inner Sanctum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Thin Crack T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	More Mellow T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pile In the Sky S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Fail Safe T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Doctor Merkwurdigliebe T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Funny Games T,TR 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b R
	Holier than Thou S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Panda Rigolo S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pandammic S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Panda Scat TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	1911 Gully T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Shoyu State S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Blazing Biners T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sayonara T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
Unsorted Routes:
	Unnamed (formerly entered as Problem Child) T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13

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Type:	Sport, 100 ft (30 m)
FA:	October, 2017
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Shared By:	Bill Briggs on Nov 11, 2017
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:

See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….

Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:

flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…

Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.

Access Issue: Raptor nesting lifted July 26, 2023 Details

Per Ryan Kuehn, Stewardship Director, Boulder Climbing Community: the seasonal raptor closure on the Third Flatiron will be extended beyond July 31st, 2023. The reopening date is TBD. This has been lifted as of 7/26/23 from the OSMP website per Zachary Henry.

bouldercolorado.gov/service…: lifted 7/26/23: Third Flatiron, including Queen Anne’s Head, W.C Fields Pinnacle, 1911 Gully and the Ghetto, the East Bench & West Bench, the East & West Ironing Boards, The Fin, Green Thumb and Jaws.

Update from the Flatirons Climbing Council July 2021: due to late nesting of peregrine falcons this year (2021), this area is closed until ~Aug. 12, 2021.

Information on OSMP wildlife closures, which help to protect sensitive habitats, can be viewed at:

bouldercolorado.gov/service…
maps.bouldercolorado.gov/wi…

The following crags are closed 1 February to 31 July:
First Pinnacle (Gregory Canyon)
Second Pinnacle (Gregory Canyon)
Third Pinnacle (Gregory Canyon)
Third Flatiron
Queen Anne's Head
WC Fields Pinnacle
The Ghetto
East Ironing Board
West Ironing Board
The Fin
Green Thumb
Jaws

Updated details may be found here.
osmpwildlifeclosures.org.

Description

This line has undoubtedly been toproped for decades. So, it should be seen as a community route. The bolting and first leads were done by the Front Range Climbing Stewards during the two summers that they rebuilt the Third Flatiron descent trail (north side). The route ascends the steep, colorful wall to the right of Friday's Folly, starting just right of a cave. Even with bolts, the route-finding is challenging, and the climbing is fairly continuous, high quality 5.10. The well-protected crux (5.11b) is the last 15 feet below the anchors.