The Nooks
Close to Elliot Lake, this bouldering crag was developed by Brendan Baars and features boulders from V0 through V13.
Guidebooks
Admin notes
This guide is very incomplete. Updates will come in as open sources of information are found.
Routes
| Name | Grade ↑ | Star rating | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s Play | V2 | - | Start on the two edges at the same height as each other just on opposite sides of the arête. Climb up the slab using decent holds. An easy top-out awaits you.
FA: Chris Myers |
| Collective Art | V2 | - | Start standing in the dihedral on the double crack system. Climb up and top out utilizing a high hand jam above your head. |
| Ego Randy | V2 | - | Sit Start with hands matched on a slanting edge. work up the perfect edges to a fun topout. |
| Gaugamela | V2 | - | Tricky start on the blunt face leading to a committing top.
FA: Steve Taylor |
| Gold Rush | V2 | - | On the Sunday School boulder opposite the climb What Bugs. Stand start stemming using a right facing side pull and a crimp. Climb through good holds to top out.
FA: Thoma Piche |
| Leaning Left | V2 | - | TBD |
| Left Hand Free | V2 | - | SS with right hand on sloppy ledge and left on the lowest crimpy side-pull. follow the long rail to the very obvious giant crack and make your way to the top. |
| No Stairway | V2 | - | This is a slabby line on the north side of the Waynes World Boulder. Which is one of the first boulders as you enter the nightmare zone. Not far from ant boulder. Just left/ west by maybe 100’.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Pro Gym Climber | V2 | - | Climb the cool-looking water-grooved slab on the right side but left of the arête.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Ring Snake | V2 | ⭐⭐ | Start on the right side of the face as a stand start. Move left on dragonscale like holds and upwards to the top. |
| Slither | V2 | ⭐⭐⭐ | Start on the slab below the overhanging lip. Establish your feet on the bottom and balance on the slab using the right arête. If you want to make it extra fun, match all four points of your body on your feet. Stand up and tackle the overhang. Tricky for the grade and surprisingly fun. |
| Snail Trail | V2 | - | On the back of the shell of the Snail boulder right of Slow Bro. Using a right side pull and good feet slap for the top and mantle the top.
FA: Thomas Piche |
| Threat Level Midnight | V2 | - | A cool-looking boulder that has interesting roof-like moves. Start as low as possible on the sloper ledge. Make your way around the half moon using two key holds. Top out on the arête.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Tunnel Vision | V2 | - | Start at the bottom of the tunnel with one hand on the arête to the left and the other on the vertical edge to the right.
FA: Linda Yang |
| Volunteer Mountaineer | V2 | - | Just right of the scoop. Climb straight up.
FA: Aaron Bopp |