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Some crags in this area are closed 1 February to 31 July: MORE INFO >>> 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 Details http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=com_content&>>>>> Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment Flatirons Climbing Council Preserving climbing access in the Flatirons

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Description 

This area includes popular and classic rocks such as the First and Third Flatirons, and the Amphitheatre in Gregory Canyon. Climbs here range from short newer-age sport climbs to long, trad, slab routes, including some of the longer trad routes in the Flatirons: the whole face of the 3rd, which is about 1300 ft and the Direct East Face of the First Flatiron which is about 1400 ft. Hard conglomerate Fountain Formation sandstone is the medium for your rock craft.

Getting There 

The usual approach to most routes in the North Flatirons area is from Chataqua Park (which can be crowded) or Gregory Canyon Trailhead (which charges parking fees for non-Boulder County registered vehicles). Take Baseline W. until you see a sign for the park on the left (you can't miss it since it's right below the Flatirons). For the Amphitheatre, continue on Baseline past the park entrance until Baseline curves sharply right up Flagstaff Mtn. Park on the road near here, or on the turn off to the trailhead on the left. You MUST pay for parking at the Gregory Canyon lot if you do not have Boulder County registration or you'll be ticketed by the Man.

Access 

Various of the Flatirons are closed for falcon nesting from Feb 1 up to July 31 and for bat nesting Apr 1 to Aug 31. Historically, some of these in this area have included Sacred Cliffs, East & West Ironing Boards, The Third Flatiron, Queen Anne's Head, occasionally Gregory Amphitheatre, and possibly others.

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Velvet Elvis 5.11a  CO : Flatirons : ... : East Ironing Board

This is a wild and exciting route that traverses the lip of a huge overhang. If you fall off the traverse pitch you have the feeling you'd be dangling in space.Hike up to the SW of the East Ironing Board. This route is obvious as it is the last place to get on the face before a huge roof. You should be able to spot the bolts above this roof.At the base is a small overhang which leads to a left-facing dihedral (the route Sunbreeze). Clip a pin...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO

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BETA PHOTO: 2/7/2003 from near Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe ...	Snowstorm of 21 Dec 2006. Find the leaping lion.	Boulder from 1st Flatiron.
The First Flatiron is probably the most climbed fo...	Evening Sky looking North from the Flatirons	The Third and the Ironing Boards as seen from the ...
BETA PHOTO: Heading up the First Flatiron.	First Flatiron.	Bouldering on the BBC capstone of the Satellite Bo...