The Third Millennium
5.10+ YDS 6b+ French 21 Ewbanks VII+ UIAA 20 ZA E3 5b British
| Type: | Trad, 115 ft (35 m) |
| GPS: | 39.9874, -105.29196 |
| FA: | Mark Roth and Bret Ruckman |
| Page Views: | 143 total · 54/month |
| Shared By: | Mark Roth on Sep 12, 2025 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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.
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
The Third Millennium follows 13 bolts through less-than-vertical, featured face climbing, awkward crack climbing, a steep, pebble pinching slab, and steep jug hauling in an amazing location. After bolt 5, you gain a crack that has gear options so good they couldn’t be skipped. We placed a #3 at the beginning and a #0.75 at the end of the crack. Lots of other sized choices are also available. Use longer draws in a couple spots and a shoulder length on bolt 9 for a smoother experience. The anchor is out of sight and slightly right above bolt 13. Use a 70m rope, and knot the end - it’s a rope stretcher. It’s possible to traverse right and up onto the East Face of you wish to finish that way or just lower.
Location
This route starts just above the ferns on the South-facing side of the 1911 Gully. It’s the furthest left of the existing routes. The 3 old routes have been rebolted, so a visit just might justify the involved approach. You can scramble up the East Face Left to reach the gully. Or you could climb Queen Ann’s Head and rap into the gully.
To get down, you can do two rappels from trees (with poison ivy) at the bottom of the gully, or continue to the top of the Third Flatiron for the standard descent.



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