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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature of the Mine | V3 | - | Start with both hands on the left-slanting rail. Climb up the arête and top out.
FA: Linda Yang |
| Crystal | V3 | - | Start on obvious crimp in the middle of the face and figure out how to surmount the small roof. |
| Dirty Hand Box | V3 | - | Start with a side-pull ledge with your left and a crimp inside the cave with your right. Head up and left to a good ledge until you can reach up and right to use the side of the boulder (where bush is in left picture). Stand straight up on starting block. Move left and top out. Confusing and tricky.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Fools Gold | V3 | - | Fools gold is a nice tall line with enjoyable holds. First move is a big one and the rest is a cruise. Head up to he highest point and top out. This climb is on the north side of the boulder opposite the climb What Bugs.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Frat House Stafford | V3 | - | A one move wonder! Start with left hand on undercling/sidepull and right hand on a crimp. Jump/cross/do something to reach the lip and hold on! Mantle it out and grab your points.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Mossoncini | V3 | - | Uses the same start as Mossy Moves but go right towards Mossarella and finish by going up the arête.
FA: Jessica Authier |
| Opal | V3 | - | Same start as Diamond but moving right on small crimps.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Party on Garth | V3 | - | Sit start on a mini sloping crimp rail. same start as Party on Wayne. move right through easy moves and meet up with Wayne Stepping' to top out. |
| Ruby | V3 | - | Same start as Diamond but moving left and a couple moves.
FA: Brendan Baars |
| Seedless | V3 | - | Starts with both hands on the obvious scoop feature on the left side of the arête. Use the arête and an undercling to the left of the arête to establish yourself and keep moving. |
| They All Can't Be Gold | V3 | - | Start with left hand on a good sidepull and right hand pressing. Figure out how to top out using the sloping crimp above and the left slab.
Located on the backside of Slug Boulder. |
| Toad Stool | V3 | - | Toad Stool lies just to the right of the arête. Go straight up the slab and directly over the bulgy roof. Reach up to better than expected holds for a hero top out.
FA: Danny Plonka |
| Antrophy | V2 | - | A hard start leads to delicate smearing on bad feet to reach a seam near the top of the boulder.
FA: Aaron Bopp |
| Army Ant | V2 | - | This climb is on the north side of the ant boulder, and is burlier than the other slabby climbs on this massive boulder.
FA: Charlie Hall |
| 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 |