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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still at Large | V6 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | LH two finger pocket, RH shallow mono, move up RH to slopey crimp, LH to new sidepull/undercling, throw for four finger slot then throw to the horn topping out on jugs.
17ft good landing.
FA: Scott Chuback |
| Super Sharpshooter | V6 | ⭐⭐ | Left side of boulder. Move up & right through slopers to some small pockets up high. VAR V7 SDS on low spike undercling & sloper above it. Hit small crimp, match in undercling. Climb Super Sharp Sharpshooter. |
| SuperCell | V6 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | SDS as for ‘Thunder’, at edge, reach around corner to vertical seam. Traverse on crimps & shallow 2-finger pockets. Continue to far right arête. Follows obvious lower line. |
| Tales of Power | V6 | ⭐ | Start on the block. Move left through small pockets around arête to finish pocket. TO on slab. |
| The Doors of Perception | V6 | - | Start as Brave New World, finish on the right jug horn. Top out. |
| 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 |
| Contact | V6+ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Right on Life's sloper, left on crimp. Up to sloper, gaston & small edge, grab jug left of edge & TO. |
| Energy Crisis | V6+ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Climb Delicatessan & the climb Pica. |
| Life O'Reilly | V6+ | ⭐ | Climb the face right of No U-Turn. TO. |
| My Upside-down Milkshake | V6+ | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Opposite Delicate. SDS on large pocket, up/left on small crimp, match sloping edge, fire to huge hole in boulder, exit hole. |
| Ripple Direct | V6+ | ⭐ | Climb direct start to ripple on sidepulls. |