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GPS:	36.14673, -81.65104 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Matthew Nunes on Jan 11, 2015
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Description

I saw this boulder right next to the Thunder Hill Overlook and automatically knew no one had touched it before. It was mossy, roadside, and littered. It honestly didn't look like much... Until I cleaned it up a bit.
The boulder sits on a steep outcrop on the actual Thunder Hill, about half a mile down the road. It is conglomerate, just like the other rocks in the area, but it really climbs as its own type of rock.
Shape-wise, the boulder is a small, overhanging boulder with an obvious crack and a less than impressive arete.
These were my first real FA's. Ever.

Getting There

At the ACTUAL Thunder Hill Overlook, about half a mile down the road from the Raven Rock Lookout where the other boulders are. Once parked, Walk along the side of the road (to the right if viewing the overlook) about a hundred yards or so, until you reach a small rock to your direct left with basically no approach.