Prime the Pump (Pitch 1)

Whipped Cream

Sweet NiBLitz

k00kEEz and krEEm

Pumpy Overhang

Shalohsh

Syzygy

Whipping Post

Family Man

Undertow

Northeast Arete

Bulges

Anaconda

The Return of Dow

Kr33m in the $33m

Diagonal

Sick For Sleeping

Nasty Boys

Hippopotamus

Steep Face

Boys with Power Toys

Niblits

Trad kr33m

Left 'N Up

Film Noir

The Keyhole

The Hunger

Prime the Pump

Low Traverse

Just Another Boy's Climb

Pen 14

m1n1-kr33m

Up and Right

Sump Pump

Beginning in the mid 1980s, the relationship between climbers and the land manager of the open space containing the Flatirons deteriorated to the point where a complete bolting ban was imposed. This ban epitomized the lack of dialogue between climbers as a user group of the Flatirons and the City of Boulder’s land manager, Open Space Mountain Parks (OSMP). As a result, new route development in the Flatirons came to a standstill, and climbers felt disenfranchised from a beloved climbing venue. In 1997, a group of climbers/activists began brainstorming meetings to determine how best to address this impasse. To address the concerns of OSMP regarding the impacts climbers have in the Flatirons, this group set out to demonstrate that climbers are not just users of the Flatirons, but also stewards. Sponsoring trail and restoration projects, educational outreach efforts, and attending numerous OSMP sponsored community gatherings, these climber/activists (eventually incorporated as the Flatirons Climbing Council [FCC]) slowly but surely built a relationship with OSMP based upon trust and open communication.

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Routes in The Slab