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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion | V6 | ⭐⭐ | Climb the arching dihedral up the right side of the boulder to top out. |
| The Minimalist | V6 | ⭐ | SDS on clean blank face. Left on undercling, right on bad sidepull. Fire to mail slot & TO on big jugs. |
| The Stand | V6 | - | Start 10ft of left arête on opposing sidepulls. Up to crappy sidepull w/right hand & climb to top. Finish at peak. |
| The Zodiac | V6 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Left side of boulder. SS at tight 2-finger pocket. Up on thin underclings to good 4-finger slot in middle of face. Careful TO. |
| Vitamin I | V6 | ⭐ | SDS middle of boulder on left hand mono, and right hand crimp. Place feet on two low edges, pull up hard, hit a side pull, bump to jug and TO |
| Bounty Hunter | V5+ | ⭐⭐ | This problem comes out the steepest part of the overhang just left of Vigilante. SDS, grab opposing crimps at 4 feet. Grab the slopey jug straight above and top out left. Squeeze those legs hard to keep from "dabbing" the rock behind. |
| Deceit and Betrayal | V5+ | ⭐⭐ | Start same a sharpshooter, go straight up the face doing a long move finishing 2 ft to the left of the Horn |
| Hey Joe What Do You Know | V5+ | - | SDS far left, left on sloper, right on sidepull. To pocket, 4ft throw sideways to crimp, up & TO right sidepull. |
| Josh's Highball | V5+ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Climb Dumbass & up on sidepulls/edges. up/left on terrible slopers to dicey heel hook last move. TO. |
| Pegasus | V5+ | ⭐⭐ | SDS left in pocket under lip, right on square-cut sloper. Up/right on small crimps. End on horiz crack. Arête out |
| Pot Mouth | V5+ | ⭐ | SS on the obvious rail in the middle of the boulder. Climb straight up. |
| STD "Barnes" | V5+ | ⭐⭐⭐ | You'll see "STD" carved. Start left hand on pinch, right hand on sidepull. Up, over bulge & onto blank slab face via crimps, pockets, & will power. Then make slap for angled TO. |
| Signal The Riflemen | V5+ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Line is on two obvious square like features. Start on a slot jug down low, move up right into giant pinches, move up to a large meathook hold and sloper/pinch and end at a huge jug rail up high. |
| Slow Frowns in Brown Town | V5+ | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on blocky overhung side of boulder (right). Up on underclings/crimps & pockets, TO. |
| Square Root of V5 | V5+ | - | start under cave, rh on undercling deep in small cave, lh on smaller undercling. Throw to crimp before lip, throw again to lip. Find crimps and follow slab topout |