Boulder Flatiron ‘ICE OUT’ message made with fabric, not vandalism, officials say

Shortly after the sun rose on the Boulder Flatirons Thursday morning, word spread quickly online about two big white words that appeared to be painted on the First Flatiron: “ICE OUT.”

The letters were actually a mesh fabric held up by six climbers on the rock, a Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks spokesperson told The Denver Gazette.

The words appeared on the northernmost of the iconic Boulder Flatirons around 7:23 a.m., spokesperson Sam Clusman said. A Boulder Police Department drone flying overhead made clear that the words were not paint, as they appeared from afar, but rather letters made of a white mesh-like fabric…

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