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Flatiron soloing, link-ups for mortals

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J. Broussard · · CordryCorner · Joined Feb 2011 · Points: 50

I NEVER have my fill after just one summit and all the stone behind the main flatirons looks promising for extended outings.
Have you pieced together something obscure and fun?

The options must be endless so any and all ideas are good to hash out.

Guy H. · · Fort Collins CO · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 8,318

Maybe Angel's Way to something on the Fifth, Yodeling moves, and finish on the 3rd.

Kenan · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 1,237
Jeffeos wrote:I NEVER have my fill after just one summit and all the stone behind the main flatirons looks promising for extended outings. Have you pieced together something obscure and fun? The options must be endless so any and all ideas are good to hash out.
Regency->Royal Arch->Hammerhead is fun...

I also like linking up the main ones such as 3rd,2nd,1st (a.k.a. the Trifecta!) .. you can also tack on the Flatironette before/after doing the 2nd or the 1st.

Those linkups aren't so obscure I guess, but I like em
J. Broussard · · CordryCorner · Joined Feb 2011 · Points: 50

What got me thinking was a recent push up the fifth. There's so much more stone back there to explore (if I only had the time to actually explore and not beg for beta). The obvious link ups aren't of too much interest to me. I can easy gather the beta for those individually and piece it together myself.

Plus (& this is crucial), I only want to take of my craging booties for 5 or 10 minutes between climbs. None of this hiking all the way back down business where all the outa-townas are.

Hopefully someone will share a gem or two!

percious · · Bear Creek, CO · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 1,190

Best. Climb. Ever. (although on only one formation.)

East-Face Direct (left variation) to Yellow Brick Road to last pitches of Fandango.

This one can be climbed with ropes too, but the second has to downclimb from the baker's way trough, or you can finish back on the east face direct. (avoiding much of the traffic on the first few pitches, a great way to pass folks)

germsauce Epstein · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 55

flatironette to the spy to the ridge on the 1st,
downclimb,
then run down the climbers path to choose your own adventure up the 2nd, i like starting on the far left side and traversing right. or if your feeling really up for it, back up the 1st up the standard route.

Doug Hemken · · Madison, WI · Joined Oct 2004 · Points: 13,678
Stefan Griebel · · Boulder, CO · Joined Oct 2002 · Points: 330

Some of my favorites:

The Fatironette + Fatiron + N. Face of Maiden is a great link-up. You could add the Matron on the way out too. If you were feeling energetic.

Regency + Royal Arch + Fifth, then bushwack around the top of the 4th and in front of Schmoe's Nose and downclimb Challenger. Challenger is sweet and worth seeking out. Could also do Yodeling Moves to W. chimney of GM pinnacle, then up Challenger.

Dinosaur Mtn. is a great place for shorter linkups of things like the Front Porch, Sunnyside I and II, E Face of Mallory Flatironnette, N & S side of Shark's fin. Easy to get lost back in there though.

Cor · · Sandbagging since 1989 · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 1,445

after work sometimes we do...

2nd, flatironette onto the spy, onto the ridge of the 1st
then finishing up with the sunset flatironette.

parking in gregory canyon, up the front, then down the back for hiking.
it makes a good loop type thing. (not hiking out what you hiked in...)

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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