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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandalia | V1 | - | Start as for Pump Traverse, but move right & climb the arête. |
| Sandblast | V1 | ⭐ | Same start as TC, but straight up. Reach high over lip to good crimp for left & out right to jug. Hand-foot TO. |
| Scary Monsters | V1 | ⭐⭐ | Climb the absolute left arête on the tallest part of the boulder. TO. |
| Second Last Burn | V1 | - | SDS in scoop, right on arête, left on low crimp. Up to huge ledge, use arête to gain huge ledge. Mantle. |
| Skyscraper | V1 | ⭐ | SDS at arête with right sidepull & left crimp. Pop up left hand then right on big holds & tougher feet. TO. |
| Slab du la Crimp | V1 | - | SDS left of center on two crimpy rails. Veer right follow crimps and nubbins stay off the left seam to the highest point. TO. |
| Sofa King Easy | V1 | ⭐ | SDS. Climb overhung arête to standup TO using large jugs. So close to Therapist that you could kiss it. |
| Sprain | V1 | ⭐ | Start left of Y.A.P.P. on low jug down & left. Climb the face using monos & crimps & head slightly right. |
| Straight Jacket | V1 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on boulder's left side on huge incut. Do big move up to another huge incut & TO. |
| Take Your Pick | V1 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start as for Epiphany, but left out roof on huge halfway-hidden jug sidepull. Hit lip, then jug traverse right along lip until you can get your feet over lip to TO. |
| The Arrow | V1 | ⭐⭐ | Between the 2 Danzig downclimbs, small roof at base. SDS. Climb roof onto face. Up 2ft long sidepulls to TO. |
| The Dude of Life | V1 | ⭐ | SDS on big moss covered boulder on ledges at far left. Traverse right around bulge to the finish way right. |
| The V Traverse | V1 | ⭐⭐⭐ | SDS on far left side on low pockets right of arête. Traverse right using line of pockets about 5-7ft up. Cross right dihedral to far right arête, pull right around onto mossy face (just before the moss) & reach for top ledge. |
| Thumbtack | V1 | - | SDS on the left side on the rock "seat". Use the four pockets & dyno to the top. |
| Twinkle Toes | V1 | - | Traverse front of boulder. Start at the downhill end, traverse entire face staying under the big jugs at the top. |