Shoulder Season

Identity Theft

Better Offer

In Broad Daylight

South Face

Direct Southeast Ridge, North Crag

When It's Right

Beau!

East Face - North Rib of the Eastern Crag

Southeast Ridge

East Face - Northern Shanahan Slab

Thieves In the Temple

One Bubb Missed

East Face of the Eastern Crag (South)

Vague Jug Line

Great Expectations

DK Superstar

Bear Peak, The Hard Way

Prune Face

Leonine

Southeast Ridge, North Crag

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 Shanahan Crag