SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Looking up P1 of the SE Arete. My lead on comfortable low 5th class terrain.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Looking up P1 of the SE Arete. My lead on comfortable low 5th class terrain.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following P1.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following P1.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic nearing the belay atop P1.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic nearing the belay atop P1.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic takes the lead for P2, the crux pitch.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic takes the lead for P2, the crux pitch.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic traverses right and nears the infamous crux flake.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic traverses right and nears the infamous crux flake.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
The improbable flake that is the route's signature feature.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
The improbable flake that is the route's signature feature.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Pulling up onto the overhung flake is the route's crux. Its awkward and unnerving.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Pulling up onto the overhung flake is the route's crux. Its awkward and unnerving.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following P3.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following P3.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Looking up the easy P4.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Looking up the easy P4.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
The SE Ridge route itself does not top out on the summit of the Second Flatiron. However from its end point its a straightforward scramble to the base of the south side of the summit block (aka Pullman Car).
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
The SE Ridge route itself does not top out on the summit of the Second Flatiron. However from its end point its a straightforward scramble to the base of the south side of the summit block (aka Pullman Car).
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic and the Third Flatiron.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic and the Third Flatiron.
SE Arete [5.7] to South Side [5.6]
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following me up the Pullman Car.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
Dominic following me up the Pullman Car.
Boulder, Colorado
May 8, 2011
The classic Flatiron shot from Chautauqua Park. Today we're climbing the Second Flatiron (center) via its Southeast Arete (left skyline) with a finish up South Side of the Pullman Car (summit block).