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  • View of a few of the southern Flatirons from the Mesa Trail. Today we'll climb the long (1000 ft) East Face of The Fatiron and then the short but sweet East Face of Devils Thumb. width:640;;height:401
  • Kevin scrambles up the first pitch (4th class) of The Fatiron's East Face. width:640;;height:358
  • Looking back at Kevin and the Fatironette from near the bottom of the first pitch. width:297;;height:480
  • Kevin scrambles up the first pitch toward our rope up point. width:640;;height:360
  • I lead the second pitch! width:640;;height:360
  • Me high on P2. width:640;;height:360
  • Dominic contemplates his line as he prepares to lead P3. width:640;;height:360
  • Looking down at Dominic and Kevin as I belay them from the top of P4 at the top of the lower chunk of The Fatiron. width:640;;height:360
  • An unknown climber rappels from The Maiden toward the Crows Nest. width:640;;height:360
  • The Maiden complete with rappeller. width:640;;height:399
  • Dominic raps from the lower chunk of The Fatiron. width:270;;height:480
  • Kevin begins to scramble up the upper chunk of The Fatiron. width:640;;height:360
  • Dominic belays Kevin and I from the top of the Fatiron. This is our second easy roped pitch on the upper chunk. width:270;;height:480
  • Kevin climbs easy terrain below the summit. width:640;;height:360
  • Kevin pauses while scrambling toward the base of the technical part of the climb to the top of Devils Thumb. width:640;;height:360
  • Devils Thumb is an impressive pinnacle that is visible and very striking from many viewpoints in the Boulder area. Astonishingly, only a single pitch of technical climbing is required to reach the top. width:275;;height:480
  • Dominic leads up the start of the technical pitch. width:640;;height:360
  • Kevin contemplates the crux, a 20 foot slightly overhung dihedral with a crack (5.7 - 5.8). width:640;;height:360
  • Dominic raps from a pair of bolts below the summit of the Devils Thumb. The sun has already set. width:640;;height:360
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