A climb on Boulder’s classic Third Flatiron.

Living in Boulder, CO has its quirks. After fifteen years of living in or near Boulder, I’ve learned to adjust to the rising cost of housing, the increased congestion and the “Aspen-ization” of the downtown corridor. ( For now. 🙂 )

What I do love about my current home town is the outdoor opportunity in a place that also allows me to pay the bills.

Within minutes, I can be at a trailhead that leads to a 8000′ plus peaks, or take a quiet walk on the high plains or  perhaps climb to the top of something that no less than Yvon Chouinard  called “The finest beginners climb in the country”.

So it was one unusually warm and sunny November day my buddy Mark and our friend Michelle and I did the classic climb of Boulder’s Third Flatiron.

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