Climbers wait their turn before the crux bottleneck as guides prepare to fix ropes on the infamous "Flatiron Step."

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Climbers wait their turn before the crux bottleneck as guides prepare to fix ropes on the infamous "Flatiron Step."

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On the last pitch.

Topping out.

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Andrew Klein

Oct 2, 2003

“Climbers wait their turn before the crux bottleneck as guides prepare to fix ropes on the infamous "Flatiron Step."”

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Photo by Luke Brigham.

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Rick Anderson climbing the start of the 5th pitch.

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Brittany Whittern (age 8) working through the final moves to the summit on 2002.08.12.

Rappel Route:
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1. From the summit to a large, flat area.
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2. The flat area to a small shelf.
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3. The final rappel spot to ground.
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GO TO THE BOLTS 10 FEET TO THE LEFT OF LANDING AREA ON SMALL SHELF.
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Big difference between left bolts and bolt by landing

Plaque on the peak.

Climbing through the clouds as seen from the Standard East Face on the Third Flatiron.

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Unknown guy on The Third (no shoes!).

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Shade at noon (left) and 12:30 PM (right) on Dec. 11, '22. Note that the Standard East Face route is almost entirely in shade by noon this time of year (near solstice) & the descent to the north - looker's right- still has snow/ice from the Nov. 29 storm.

Don Aumann making the final moves to the summit in October 2006. Tragically, he died suddenly of an undiagnosed condition 5 months later.

Mario near the summit.

Setting up the belay at the second eyebolt.

The crowded Third from The Fifth Flatiron.

The third rappel to the ground.

John reaches the summit on a moonlight ascent with the lights of Boulder behind.

Mario near the summit.

Just another day on the 3rd. How many climbers can you count?

On the last pitch.

Climbers wait their turn before the crux bottleneck as guides prepare to fix ropes on the infamous "Flatiron Step."

Topping out.

Me on the Third, Oct '09.

Eileen Monyok arrives at the top of pitch 6, south of The Gash.

Left of The Gash.

The "second" rappel station.

First outdoor climb. It was amazing!

Kristiana Fox climbing the East Face.

Ryan's first and last climb ever.

View from The Third Flatiron.

Waiting our turn at the summit rap station.

Moon rising over Boulder from the east face of the Third Flatiron.

First rope solo.

George looking nonchalantly at the final section from Kiddy Kar ledge. First summiter (we think) of the season!

Peak of our first free solo! GOODTIMES.

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The 'False' rappel sign. The good rappel is just around the corner to your left from this sign.

#honnolding.

Ryan and Justin coming up the last bit.

A shot of the start of the start of the East Face.

Jay casting off into the mist. October '09.

Bringing up Eric on the final headwall pitch.

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SteveZ and Jay racking up for the Third Std route. A foggy, snowy, cold morning. October '09.

Looking for the next eyebolt. (Photo by Joan Wharton.)

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Scrambling up to the summit.

Belaying from the summit.

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