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Third Kingdom/Papillion

Name: Third Kingdom/Papillion
Rating: 3.3

5.12b YDS 7b French 26 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E5 6b British

Routes in Third Flatiron

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	1911 Gully T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Blazing Biners T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	College Drop Out aka East Face North Side T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Direct West Face a/k/a Western Skyline T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Doctor Merkwurdigliebe T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dog's Head Cutoff T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	East Face (Standard) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	East Face Left T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Exit Through The Gift Shop V0 4
	Extra Point T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R
	Fail Safe T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Falcon's Fracture T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Feathers and Stone S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Flailure (Is Not an Option) T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Friday's Folly T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Friday's Folly Direct T,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
	Funny Games T,TR 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b R
	Greenman's Crack T,TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a R
	Holier than Thou S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Inner Sanctum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Misled Youth T 5.13 8a 29 X- 30 E7 6c
	More Mellow T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Negative Space S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Negative Space (P1) S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Northwest Passage T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Panda Rigolo S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Panda Scat TR 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Pandammic S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pentaprance T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
	Ph.D. Roof T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Pile In the Sky S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Rite Of Spring T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Saturday's Folly T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Sayonara T,S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Shoyu State S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	South Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Southwest Chimney T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Super Woo T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Thin Crack T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	Third Kingdom/Papillion T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Third Millennium, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Third World Zone T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Unnamed (formerly entered as Problem Child) T,TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
	Waiting For Columbus T,S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	West Door T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	West Face [3rd Flatrion] T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
	Winky Woo T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c R
	Wrongs of Fall T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
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Type:	Trad
GPS:	39.9874, -105.29196
FA:	In Rossiter's book
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Shared By:	Andrew Klein on Sep 30, 2001
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:

See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….

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: Raptor nesting lifted July 26, 2023 Details

Per Ryan Kuehn, Stewardship Director, Boulder Climbing Community: the seasonal raptor closure on the Third Flatiron will be extended beyond July 31st, 2023. The reopening date is TBD. This has been lifted as of 7/26/23 from the OSMP website per Zachary Henry.

bouldercolorado.gov/service…: lifted 7/26/23: Third Flatiron, including Queen Anne’s Head, W.C Fields Pinnacle, 1911 Gully and the Ghetto, the East Bench & West Bench, the East & West Ironing Boards, The Fin, Green Thumb and Jaws.

Update from the Flatirons Climbing Council July 2021: due to late nesting of peregrine falcons this year (2021), this area is 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

Awesome route and wild exposure! This route takes the huge overhanging/slanting dihedral at the top of the 3rd's North Face. The best approach is by doing Northwest Passage. However, you can reach the big C-shaped gap at the start of the dihedral from College Dropout or another close by East Face route.

From the belay at the gap, place a #0 TCU, do a couple face moves and then step out into the void. The whole route can be aided clean (which is the way I did it) with a set of TCUs and cams. There are two fixed pins and a fixed nut with a huge wire on it, in the dihedral. Every placement is bomber.

A small smattering of bird crap will not bother you (if your aiding it) as you enjoy the incredible exposure on this climb. About 3/4 of the way through the dihedral a small crack leads out and onto the east face, where some runout 5.7 climbing takes you to the top (use slings, quickdraws if you want to eliminate drag).