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West Ironing Board Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in West Ironing Board

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	Cave Exit T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crescent T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R
	Crescent Variation T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X
	Dolmen, The T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X
	Green Chimney T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	I Lichen Chimneys T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	I Lichen Offwidths T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
	Marine Life T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Pine Tree Pitch T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Seams Like a Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Smoother T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b X

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Elevation:	7,275 ft
GPS:	39.986, -105.295 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	George Bell on Nov 13, 2001
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

Access Issue: Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

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: Some crags in this area are closed February 1 to Aug. 12, 2021: Details

Update from the Flatirons Climbing Council July 2021: due to late nesting of peregrine falcons this year (2021), this area is projected to be 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 secretive crag lies behind the Third Flatiron and East Ironing Board and sees very few climbers. It's east face is very smooth and contains a distictive offwidth crack that curves up and right (the route "Crescent"). The east face is home to several runout face routes. The west face is generally overhanging, and a long hike in.

Getting There

Follow the approach to the East Ironing Board, but continue on up Bluebell canyon a few hundred feet to the base of the east face. Descent: From any route that reaches the ridgecrest, one may scramble the ridge NW to hiking terrain. It is also possible to downclimb or rappel a 4th class chimney to the west. On the east face, there is only one crack which runs straight from the base to the ridge - the 4th class chimney is the other side of this crack. From the summit area, it is easier to head north into and descend the drainage between the Third and Second Flatirons (rather than going down Bluebell Creek).