Continue with onX Maps
Sign in with Facebook
Routes in Third Flatiron
|
1911 Gully T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
|
|
Blazing Biners T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
|
|
College Drop Out aka East Face North Side T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
|
Direct West Face a/k/a Western Skyline T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
|
|
Doctor Merkwurdigliebe T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
|
|
Dog's Head Cutoff T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
|
|
East Face (Standard) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
|
|
East Face Left T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
|
|
Exit Through The Gift Shop V0 4 |
|
|
Extra Point T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R |
|
|
Fail Safe T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
|
|
Falcon's Fracture T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
|
|
Feathers and Stone S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
|
|
Flailure (Is Not an Option) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R |
|
|
Friday's Folly T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
|
|
Friday's Folly Direct T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R |
|
|
Funny Games T,TR 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b R |
|
|
Greenman's Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R |
|
|
Holier than Thou S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
|
|
Inner Sanctum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
|
|
Misled Youth T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c |
|
|
More Mellow T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
|
|
Negative Space (P1) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
|
|
Northwest Passage T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R |
|
|
Panda Rigolo S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
|
|
Panda Scat TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
|
|
Pandammic S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
|
|
Pentaprance T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
|
|
Ph.D. Roof T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
|
|
Pile In the Sky S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
|
|
Rite Of Spring T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 |
|
|
Saturday's Folly T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
|
|
Sayonara T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
|
|
Shoyu State S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
|
|
South Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
|
|
Southwest Chimney T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
|
|
Super Woo T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
|
|
Thin Crack T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
|
|
Third Kingdom/Papillion T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
|
|
Third World Zone T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
|
|
Unnamed (formerly entered as Problem Child) T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
|
|
Waiting For Columbus T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b |
|
|
West Door T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
|
|
West Face [3rd Flatrion] T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 |
|
|
Winky Woo T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R |
|
|
Wrongs of Fall T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 |
| Unsorted Routes: | |
Order Wrong?
Sort Routes
| Type: | Trad, 72 ft (22 m) |
| FA: | Gerry Roach & Stan Shepherd, 1958, FFA Pat Ament and Gordy R |
| Page Views: | 5,704 total · 20/month |
| Shared By: | George Bell on Aug 1, 2001 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Your To-Do List:
Add To-Do ·
Your Star Rating:
Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.
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.
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.
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 is an exciting route up the steep west prow of the Third Flatiron. It follows directly up the final rappel on the standard descent, so try to do it when nobody is coming down (mid-week early mornings?). It is also easily toproped from the rap anchor.
Approach by taking the 3rd Flatiron access trail, and continue past the East face between the 2nd and 3rd Flatirons until you reach the west face of the 3rd. Alternatively, climb the east face first and after rapping you will be right at the start.
The climb is a half pitch long. It is more difficult and not as well protected as Friday's Folly, and the rock is also a little worse.
Start where the rap ends (left of the Friday's Folly crack) and scramble up to a steep face with a hangarless bolt (plus two other chopped bolts). This bolt provides the only protection for the first difficult stemming move. Soon you reach better handholds and a thin crack, move on up past a large detached block below a roof with an obvious thin crack above it. This block appears to be quite solid (the best pro is right behind it).
There is a piton at the start of the thin crack that you can clip. Don't climb the thin crack (would be quite hard), but use face holds to move up and right. Then traverse back left on big holds below a roof to the top of the thin crack. Easier moves then lead straight up a V-Slot to the eye bolt rappel anchor.
This cruxes on this route are short, but involve balancy moves with small handholds.
Approach by taking the 3rd Flatiron access trail, and continue past the East face between the 2nd and 3rd Flatirons until you reach the west face of the 3rd. Alternatively, climb the east face first and after rapping you will be right at the start.
The climb is a half pitch long. It is more difficult and not as well protected as Friday's Folly, and the rock is also a little worse.
Start where the rap ends (left of the Friday's Folly crack) and scramble up to a steep face with a hangarless bolt (plus two other chopped bolts). This bolt provides the only protection for the first difficult stemming move. Soon you reach better handholds and a thin crack, move on up past a large detached block below a roof with an obvious thin crack above it. This block appears to be quite solid (the best pro is right behind it).
There is a piton at the start of the thin crack that you can clip. Don't climb the thin crack (would be quite hard), but use face holds to move up and right. Then traverse back left on big holds below a roof to the top of the thin crack. Easier moves then lead straight up a V-Slot to the eye bolt rappel anchor.
This cruxes on this route are short, but involve balancy moves with small handholds.
7 Comments