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Bella Boulder Challenger Downclimb/Sentinel Pass East Ironing Board Easy Street Eyes of the Canyon Fin, The First Flatiron First Flatironette Ghetto, The Green Thumb Gregory Canyon (including The Amphitheatre) Jaws Macbeth Queen Anne's Head Saddle Rock Satellite Boulders Second Flatiron Sentinel Boulders Spy, The Sunset Flatironette Thing, The Third Flatiron Tomato Rock W.C. Fields Pinnacle West Ironing Board Willy B Woods Quarry
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DescriptionThis 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 ThereThe 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. AccessVarious 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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Direct Route 5.6 R CO : Flatirons : First Flatiron
This route climbs the entire 1000+ feet of the First Flatiron, and is pure joy the whole way up. The pitches are based upon using a 50m rope. It's 7 for a 60m rope.P1: Start at the base of the Flatiron, just across and left of the bridge. Follow a water gully up, passing two eye bolts on the left side, to belay on a ledge by the tree if you have a 60meter rope. Otherwise, you'll have to belay at a small shelf about 1/2 way there.P2: Continue ...[more]
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