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Peter Spindoe fighting the crux roof on the second pitch of the West Face of the 3rd Flatiron. Photo by Tony Bubb.
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Above the 2nd wide move. You'll want a #3, or better a 3.5 Camalot, for the first wide move. There's a chockstone that protects this move, or you can use a #4 Camalot (or both, of course).
#1 East Face, #2 is College Drop Out (aka East Face North Side (per [[Rob Bauer]]13658).
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Tony B
Sep 30, 2002
“Peter Spindoe fighting the crux roof on the second pitch of the West Face of the 3rd Flatiron. Photo by Tony Bubb.”  

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#1 East Face, #2 is College Drop Out (aka East Face North Side (per [[Rob Bauer]]13658).
West side of the Third Flatiron.
This photo exaggerates the exposure. Luke is placing a nut to (primarily) protect me and (secondarily) to protect him on the very easy hike right to the crack through the roof. Following the traverse was pretty scary. The two previous times I've done this route I'd led it. Following the traverse is worse for sure.
Starting the moves through the roof. Jugs lead to a finger crack. An inobvious move makes it pretty easy. You have to do some work to get the gear. The first gear in the roof is mediocre, but enough to protect you as you pull up on the jugs to get the good gear. Make sure to protect the second after you gain the ledge, since you have to hike right and up a gully to the next gear.
Good handholds and a foothold let you place some fair gear here. That's the last gear until you get to the left edge of the green streak, at which point there are good small nut placements to protect the leader and second.
Getting good gear in at the start of the traverse.
Moving up a left-facing corner to the roof. There's a hangerless bolt here. Strange place for a bolt, even if it was placed for aid, since there's a crack running the whole way to the roof.
Above the 2nd wide move. You'll want a #3, or better a 3.5 Camalot, for the first wide move. There's a chockstone that protects this move, or you can use a #4 Camalot (or both, of course).
Peter Spindoe fighting the crux roof on the second pitch of the West Face of the 3rd Flatiron. Photo by Tony Bubb.

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