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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roach Motel | V3 | - | SDS on arête. Grab pockets & edges (mostly on the "front") & climb up to big jugs directly under roof. |
| Sanitarium | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | SDS low/right on lowest incut jug. Up/left on incuts. Reach up to dimpled sloper & edge your weight up to TO. |
| Seam - In | V3 | - | SDS on the downhill arete. Traverse left on large slopey ledge Using holes and some crimps in the seam. Dont use holds on the overhanging face. Top out at the far left point. |
| Seven | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Right side of boulder. Traverse lip right to left & top out gracefully on a couple of small crimps. TO. |
| Shrubbery | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start right of Fish, up to crimp & slopey edge to nice incut flake. TO through slot. |
| Stiff Upper Lip | V3 | - | SDS right of seam, RH crimp pocket, LH crimp, throw to a 3F pocket out right. work your way up slopey protruding corner, to lip or dyno from pocket and crimp for a V4 (or start from the three finger pocket and crimp V2). TO. |
| Stinky Shoes | V3 | ⭐ | Cruise up the right side of the face (right of Acronym) on crimps. Pull the overhanging arête to TO. |
| Stress Free | V3 | ⭐ | SDS on good left crimp, right sidepull pocket. Get positive ledge then vertical crack. Step off or finish Hierarchy. |
| Stretch Armstrong's Summer Vacation | V3 | - | Start on 2 small ledges in alcove on main face. Climb through pockets to top. |
| Superglue | V3 | ⭐ | SDS at the huge pocket on the right corner. Move right to the sloper & up arête. TO. |
| The Crimp Traverse | V3 | - | Start above heart on right side, stay in middle & traverse left. Stay on small dicey footholds. TO. |
| The Gillotine, aka: 101 Ways | V3 | ⭐ | Start on far right side of boulder under overhang. Couple of pockets to start, cruise to top. |
| The Nadulator | V3 | ⭐⭐⭐ | SDS on far left side of the boulder on good edges - move up on good edges to top & mantle over. |
| Thelmic | V3 | ⭐ | SDS to the right on low flaky jugs. Work up to a right hand sidepull with good thumb catch. Move left to crimpy gaston. Hit the lip and top it out. |
| Tree Hugger | V3 | ⭐ | Downhill from sauna/tombstone gap on your right. SDS on left downhill arête close to trees on obvious holds, up to large layback edge, left on faint sloping pocket, & right to bomber hidden pocket out right, many dirty pockets await for the TO. |