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Aaron Parlier on The Human Torch Boulder in the Fa...

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(Previously known as "The Quad")

there are four overhanging boulders that are from 10-15 feet in height, and full of crimps and small pebbles. lots of thin flakes and all have solid landing areas. quiet and private...
This area is .3 miles up the road from the entrance to the park. enter the park from hwy 58, pull through the pay booth and park at the Contact Station parking lot. walk back down the road, passing the Contact Station bouldering area, with the True Grit boulder to your right. continue down the road until you come up on a smaller (not large enough to climb) rock jutting towards the air on the hill/roadside to your right. hike up the thin deer trail and it leads directly onto an old, flat fire road on top of the hillside. the fireroad leads straight to "The Invisible Woman Boulder". behind Invisible Woman is "The Human Torch Boulder". from The Human Torch, to the right is "The Thing Boulder", and to the left is "Mr. Fantastic Boulder". all of which are within just a few minutes from the road. the jutting rock is an excellent way-point.

Getting There 

This area is .3 miles up the road from the entrance to the park. As you enter the park from hwy 58, pull off the road by the podium and walk uphill to a point in the road where there is a large (not large enough to climb) rock jutting towards the air on the hill/roadside to your left.

OR...

Walk down the hill from the contact station to this same rock (this is my recommendation since you get to climb at the contact station on the way as well).

Once looking at this small jutting boulder, there will be a diagonal deer trail (may be others, but the large main diagonal deer trail trending left is the one used) trending to the LEFT that leads into an old firebreak. The firebreak is old and not maintained so there may be brush and likely downed trees at some point. Walk up the short firebreak and it will lead you directly to the 3rd boulder which will be slightly offset from the firebreak on your right.
Enjoy.

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