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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who Needs Feet? | V1 | ⭐ | SDS left of Minimalist on jug. traverse lip on good jugs with bad feet (turning corner) until clean TO. |
| Women Hate Me | V1 | - | Left of Y.A.P.P. SDS on two sidepulls & climbs the arête. Use pockets & jugs to hug your way up. TO. |
| Zipper | V1 | - | Start on the far right side. Traverse low while moving left, use the tweaker pockets. Big jugs on top are taboo. |
| A Climb Called Ott | V2 | - | Start just left of Spectacles. Climb through the hollow looking flake & pockets to the big bucket. |
| Addis | V2 | ⭐ | Climb the face on the edges between the left arête and top out. |
| Afterthought | V2 | ⭐⭐ | Hidden around corner from other problems is a mini-cave with a huge flake system coming out of it. SDS in system & monkey out that to lip, then head up & right to the fun TO. |
| Alpha Direct | V2 | - | Stand start middle of boulder on giant ledge, top out straight up. |
| Bent Tree | V2 | - | Walk between 2 boulders you’ll see a bent tree. SDS 2 feet left of bent tree. 2h start on slanted crimp on the lip at belly height. Climb straight up TO |
| Betty Boop | V2 | ⭐ | Start on the far right of the boulder. Traverse the face & go around the corner & up to the TO. |
| Blue Dye #69 | V2 | - | SDS on left arete, LH on stucco side, right on jug. up to rail right of arete. to crimp, stay off arete, very loose blocks. go though middle to jug TO. |
| Bo Derek, aka: Bolero | V2 | ⭐⭐ | Grab the big ledge on left side of the wall; move diagonally up & left around the big bulge. TO. |
| CIA | V2 | ⭐ | SDS low on rail in middle of face. Crank up to flake & cruise up to TO. |
| Captain Hook | V2 | ⭐ | Start with some fun heel hooks, & then traverse left while moving slightly higher. |
| Chasing the Dragon | V2 | ⭐ | SDS low start on right triangle hold and left on small hold. Go to sidepulls and lip. TO |
| Cosmos | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Lay down between 2 rocks. SDS on low hands & follow obvious 2 moves thru sloper. Cool mantle on prob. |