Niagara Glen
Southern Ontario’s premier bouldering destination.
Sources
- The Extensive Guidebook PDF. Credit to the original author.
- Numerous social media posts.
Disclaimer
Please note that this data is not complete. It is a work in progress. It is not meant to supplant the excellent printed guidebook which you should definitely purchase. This is meant to act as a supplement, and aid in the categorization of the numerous videos we’ve indexed.
Routes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death Trap | V8 | ⭐⭐ | SDS left of ‘Brave’ low on slotted pocket & block, up/right to undercling to small left hand crimp, big move to ‘Brave’ pinch with right then cross over to crimp above it then toss to finish horn to right at the lip, TO. |
| Declaration of Faith | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Start at 2 good crimps. Up/right to pocket, up/left to bomber sidepull. Jug ladder to top. |
| Dirty scorn | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Climb Pressed 4 time. go straight up off jugs to small crimp pocket and move left through side pulls, mono and presses -finish on block with ledges at top of arete |
| Dougnut Munching Canadians | V8 | - | SDS to Carpet Munching Diablos. |
| El Guapo | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Link The Right Stuff into DeadFinger. |
| Eye Candy | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Right of Krymptonite. Start on a sloper 5ft up. Work left, then up face. TO in a sort of groove |
| Floryshe | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on the curved ledge in the middle of the X Boulder; go straight up through series of side pulls and underclings to a triangular hold. Get pockety dish directly to the left of the triangle and bust it up to a dish just to the right of the large flake, over the lip. Two jugs above the dish finish it. |
| Four Leaf Clover | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Left side of boulder on obvious phallic. Traverse right, doing huge move to Shadow start crimp & continue along reaching large 3- finger of Threesome. Finish Threesome. |
| Mangler Sr. | V8 | ⭐⭐ | SDS matched at bottom of inverted "V", up on small holds to "mangler" crimp (right) up to lip. Hit the point of the "V"; pop for a good hold than cruise the flake system. Drop down. |
| Narrows is the Path | V8 | ⭐⭐ | Start to left, right on slopey sidepull, left on a 2-finger knob crimp. Bust up to micro crimps, stab a good pocket up right. Finish on jugs. |
| Nothing Static | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Same start as Maha, go to first 2 edges on Maha, then highstep lip and hit a tiny crimp high on the face. Finish above on the big spike. |
| One Inch Punch | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Right of Mangler. SDS, left on sidepull crimp, right near base of mini arête. Slap up right mini-arête. Finish as for 'Mangler'. |
| Orient Express | V8 | ⭐⭐ | SDS on scoop pocket. Out overhang on edges, shoot to lip pockets. Finish up/right on large edges. |
| Peewee | V8 | ⭐⭐⭐ | SDS right of Sibishi. Left on sidepull flake just right of undercling pocket. Right on crimpy sidepull low out right (looks like an ear). Fall back onto sidepull near your face, throw for long crimp edge. Match & finish as for Sibishi. |
| Peripheral Vision | V8 | ⭐⭐ | Overhung dihedral. SDS, right on non-existent crimp, left on small pocket. Climb dihedral. TO. |