North Face of the West Bench (2nd Pinnacle)

Direct West Bench [formerly listed as variation]

Second Pinnacle East Face

East Bench Dihedral

Standard Inside East Face

Northeast Corner

Red Wall aka Raptors in Cellophane

Slot [formerly listed at Direct West Bench]

Macropsychotic

Pizza Pie Crack

McCrumm's Crack (1st Pinnacle)

Tyrolean Traverse

Shortcut

2nd Pinnacle, NW Corner

West Face (of T-Zero)

Roof (2nd Pinnacle E. Face)

P.S. I'm Blonde

Inside S. Face (1st pinnacle)

Dialysis Bag

Northeast Chimney

South Face Direct (1st Pinnacle)

Siberian North Face

Direct North Face

T-Zero West Face aka Finger Crack

Juniper Crack (1st Pinnacle)

Direct to top of Second Pinnacle

2nd Pinnacle, Upper East Face Right

Now and Zen

Left Variation (1st pinnacle)

D.A.'s Route

South Rib (2nd Pinnacle)

Second Pinnacle South Face

West Bench Dihedral

The Red Gully

Diversion

South Face Left (1st Pinnacle)

Outside East Face

SE Face aka Southeast Arete (First Pinnacle)

The Inset

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 Amphitheater