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.

Conditions

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Routes

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    NameGrade ↓Star ratingDescription
    The Big CV6+⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Opposite Amnesia. SDS left in obvious pocket, right in undercling farther down. Throw to huge sloper, TO.
    The HunterV6+⭐⭐
    Start as for Snake Eyes. Move straight up right hand face to obvious large ledge.
    The ShiningV6+⭐⭐⭐
    SDS at right side at base of shallow dihedral, on deep 2-finger pocket. Up/right on underclings & pinches to finishing jugs on arête.
    ThreesomeV6+
    SDS with right on left hand of Mangler, left on pocket thing. Slap arête & up on crimps. Finish as for Mangler.
    What Hands Can GraspV6+-
    SDS in cleft, left on sloping rail, right low on large sidepull. Up/left to 2 opposing pinches, left on crimps to vertical slot. TO.
    AlphaOmegaManV6
    SDS awkwardly on very grainy ledge. Pull into good ledge crimp above and make hard moves right to link into giant ledge in middle of boulder. Continue right to jugs and top out on slab right side. V3 Stand start for Alpha starts in middle of boulder at giant ledge and finish as for Alpha.
    AmnesiaV6⭐⭐⭐
    SDS at end nearest water under arête. Climb straight up the short arête & then slightly left too difficult TO.
    Amores PerrosV6
    SDS left of Dogtooth, left on high obvious sidepull with thumb notch, right on lower sidepull. Up to small crimp, bust to sharp incut, top it out.
    At the BeachV6⭐⭐
    SDS Start matched on the rail and move straight up through pinches and pockets to the lip.
    Black MagicV6-
    SDS at crimpy pinch & shallow pocket. Climb up sloping arch to jugs. No top out.
    Bonfire RodeoV6⭐⭐⭐
    Start left of center on flake. Up left to sloping edge & more sidepulls & edges to jugs on top of boulder.
    Carpet Munching DiablosV6⭐⭐
    Climb the blank face on the left side of the boulder. TO.
    Chinese Slipper CrabV6⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Down the dead-end trail walking away from the black cave there's a small boulder that doesn't look like anything special. This unassuming boulder, however, is filled with delicious claw meat. SDS (laying down) with left on a sloping sidepull pinch and right on a bad undercling. Find the right foot, and work your way through a short sequence of amazing pinches and chunky bumps.
    Chocolate UnderpantsV6⭐⭐⭐
    Start in center of face, on large pocket and good edge. Big move up/right to sloping ledge, hand foot match start holds, and hit small crimper with left hand. cross to crimpy rail, and slap sloper with your left hand. Hit your rest jug about a foot above that, work up/right through a few crosses, and slopey gaston. hit good finger bucket about 5 feet from top, then go right to good clean pockets and TO around upper right hand side of boulder.
    Concentration BreathingV6⭐⭐⭐
    On the same boulder as 'Celebrex' and Bruce Lee. Start a couple metres to the right, double underclinging a left facing rail. Core up, concentrate on your breathing, and power through to the lip, stand up on top of the lip as 'T/O'. FA: Lucas Uchida