In Focus

Pictureman Crack/Lower Tangen Tower

Unnamed Hueco  1

Standard Route/Lower Tangen Tower

Stay Focused

Hoppy Birthday

Zacchaeus

South Face Right/Lower Tangen Tower

Thumper

East Face Lower Tangen Tower

DC Boy

East Face/Upper Tangen Tower

Hop, Skip, & Jump

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 Tangen Towers