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101 Conquistadors 
A7 -V1 
Across 
Aerogel 
Angular Momentum 
Antimatter 
Assimilation Arete 
Attack of the Moss Clods 
Balance in Nature 
Blastoff Left 
Blastoff Right 
Bleep Traverse 
Blowin' the Hatch 
Breaking Point, The 
Campus Corner 
Captain Hook 
Catching Waves 
Coefficient of Friction 
Collective Direct, The 
Collective, The 
Cramped Quarters 
Dark Side of the Moon 
Devil's Work  
Docking Mechanism 
Docking Port 
Dr. Mindbender 
East Warmup 
Face Full of Brian 
Flesh Fest (STAND) 
Fleshfest 
Girlfriend Slot, The 
Girlfriend Traverse, The 
Girlfriend's Backside 
Girlfriend's Hip Pocket 
Grundel City Boy 
Gully Diver 
Hard Traverse, The 
Hidden Warmup 
High Frequency 
Lawn Dart 
Low Frequency 
Mailslot, The 
Major Tom 
Making Waves 
Midrange 
Mission Control 
Moonwalk 
Mothership Overhang 
Nanoprobe 
NE Corner of The Mothership 
North Star 
One Small Step 
Original Grapple 
PIP's Dyno 
Re-Entry Burn 
Reach for the Stars 
Riding the Wave 
Room With a View 
SDS 
Seclusion 
Sloper Thief 
Smooth Ride 
South Warmup 
Space Oddity 
Spacelab 
Spaceman Spiff 
Spacewalking Left 
Spacewalking Right 
Sputnik 1.5 
Sputnik Left 
Sputnik One 
Sputnik Three 
Sputnik Two 
Squat to Pee 
Sudden Change 
Toe to Toe 
Trial By Fire 
Turning Point, The 
Wave Overhang 
Wave Traverse, The 
Witch Hunt 
Your Mother 
Zero G 

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Right at the base of the Second Flatiron a collection of boulders exist that offer some killer problems. Although it's the same kind of rock as Flagstaff, it doesn't seem to hurt as much. Some classic hard problems like The Turning Point (V9) are found here along with plenty of others that are fun and not near as hard. The best time to go is when there is no snow on the ground because you find tons of chalked things that may not be in any book, but are really good problems. This is a great after work or school destination because it is so close and offers things to goof around on, or serious projects that will take you several weeks or months to complete, unless your name is Sharma.


Getting There 

Walk up the road in Chataqua almost to the Bluebell Shelter then take the trail that branches off left to the second flatiron. You should go over a small wooden bridge a few yards along the trail, if this doesn't happen, you're on the wrong trail. Keep going on this trail and take a [right] to the second flatiron when the trail forks. The trail will fork again almost at the base of the second flatiron and this is where the climbing begins. Most of the bouldering is up on the left trail, but some stuff can be found off to the right.

[The trail you take at the beginning is the access trail to the Second and Third Flatiron, then you stay left and take the trail to the Third Flatiron. Most of the boulders are just a little way up this trail. Although you start on the [Royal Arch] trail, don't stay on it when the trail breaks.]


Stewardship 

Please consider minimizing your impact when enjoying the area. There are already signs of erosion, plant trampling, etc. Do your best to ensure future access to this wonderful area!


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Satellite Boulders:
Sputnik Two   V0     Boulder   
Sputnik One   V1     Boulder   
A7 -V1   V1     Boulder   
Mothership Overhang   V2     Boulder   
Major Tom   V3     Boulder   
Breaking Point, The   V3 PG13     Boulder, 15 feet   
Original Grapple   V4     Boulder   
Zero G   V5     Boulder, 10 feet   
Nanoprobe   V5     Boulder, 13 feet   
Aerogel   V5     Boulder   
Balance in Nature   V5     Boulder   
Gully Diver   V5-6     Boulder   
Flesh Fest (STAND)   V6     Boulder, 20 feet   
Girlfriend's Backside   V7     Boulder   
Toe to Toe   V7     Boulder   
Face Full of Brian   V8     Boulder   
Grundel City Boy   V9     Boulder   
Captain Hook   V9     Boulder, 10 feet   
The Turning Point   V9     Boulder   
Fleshfest   V10     Boulder   
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Chip Phillips nearing the finish of the scenic slab Sputnik One, by Jen Tiahrt.

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Sputnik Boulder

BETA PHOTO: Sputnik Boulder

Excessive tick marks? I'd say so....

BETA PHOTO: Excessive tick marks? I'd say so....

Fleshfest, V10.

Fleshfest, V10.

Captain Hook.

Captain Hook.

Girlfriend's backside.

Girlfriend's backside.

MZ on "Mr. Cakes", a new V7 near the Satellites.

MZ on "Mr. Cakes", a new V7 near the Satellites.


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By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 28, 2002

...There is an easy problem in this area, anybody know what it is? It is right off the trail to the west near where the 3rd Flatiron, 2nd Flatiron trails diverge. A 20' tall boulder with a big dead tree leaning against it. You go up the face right next to the dead tree and can rejoin the trail up higher as it switchbacks around the boulder. It must be V0 or easier if I can do it!

By Chip Phillips
From: Broomfield, CO
Jul 4, 2002

It's Sputnik Two, George. I noticed in your bio you would rather pull weeds than boulder ... you're busted.

By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 5, 2002

Uh oh ... OK I admit I did go bouldering ONCE.Well, uh, I have tried the Monkey Traverse several times but have never made the whole thing. Basically, I suck at bouldering!

By Bryan Gartland
From: Helena, MT
Feb 7, 2005

The route pulldown for the Satellites is getting a bit unwieldy at 70+ problems. Seems to me that it could use its own Area listing.

By Joshua Merriam
From: Boulder, CO
Aug 21, 2007

Could we re-organize this area to clean up some of the extranious entries and give a better overview? I'll submit some overview pictures, but others probably know the area better than me.

By D@n
From: Boulder, CO
Jul 10, 2008

There's a 'new' problem at the Satellites and was wondering if anyone wanted to contribute some beta (name, grade, FA) for it. If you're facing Grundel City Boy, it's directly behind you about 70' up the hill. It's the short boulder (10' tall) with a cool 3' horizontal roof at about chest height. Starts in the back of the roof and moves to the lip via the enormous heel hook jug. Crimpers on the face gains you the top. Some guys I tried it with said it was about V7. Good problem. 2-3 stars.

By Joshua Merriam
From: Boulder, CO
Sep 17, 2008

Is this the same boulder as Blowin the Hatch?

How do you start - heel hooked, or with feet on the lower boulder-piece?

By Chip Phillips
From: Broomfield, CO
Sep 18, 2008

Toe to Toe V7/8, FA: EZ Harrison, 2008.

See problem description for more.

By Wombat
From: Boulder, co
Oct 2, 2010

Does anybody else think that this area should be separated into sectors so as to better understand where these problems are? It is a constant challenge to find information about problems based off of their name/grade alone and not the specific location. Any help would be awesome.