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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wayne Stepping | V2 | - | Climb the arête right of Party on Garth. |
| Wonder Bread | V2 | - | Starts low on ledges on the far right side of the boulder and follows the right side to the top. |
| Antagonist | V1+ | - | Start on horizontal dime-size crimps and great feet. Climb straight up.
FA: Charlie Hall 2019 |
| Ant Farm | V1 | - | Start in the dihedral with good feet on either side. Make your way up the ant tunnel crack to the top.
FA: Charlie Hall |
| Gnomely | V1 | - | Sit start on the good hold and topout above. |
| Inky Cap | V1 | - | On the Magic Mushroom boulder to the right of Cubey. An easier slab problem on the far right of the slab section of the boulder. Stand start on your choice of holds and climb the enjoyable slab.
FA: Thomas Piche |
| Left Flank of Gaugamela | V1 | - | Start just around the corner to the left of Gaugamela. Climb straight up.
FA: Aaron Bopp |