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// Rock climbing · Ontario, Canada

Climbing at Lion's Head

222 routes on 25 walls, 5.4–5.13d. In Ontario, Canada. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

222

Walls

Grades

5.4–5.13d

Rock

Sandstone

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

May–June · August–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.4 to 5.13d. Half are between 5.9 and 5.12a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly north-facing: shade for most of the day. A summer crag; cold in winter.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest25 sectors

Estimated best season: May–June · August–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 25 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01Latvian Ledge AreaNW · 314° · 5.5–5.12c17 routes

02Headspace WallNW · 314° · 5.7–5.13b16 routes

03Lady Slipper WallNW · 315° · 5.7–5.12b16 routes

04Nimbus WallNW · 316° · 5.5–5.12d14 routes

05The Fin WallNW · 315° · 5.10c–5.13c14 routes

06Crescent Moon / Lord of the Flies WallNW · 302° · 5.9–5.12d13 routes

07Mr. Bojangles WallNW · 312° · 5.9–5.12b13 routes

08Titan WallNW · 313° · 5.9–5.13d13 routes

09Lost at Sea WallNW · 313° · 5.8–5.13c11 routes

10[Redacted]NW · 316° · 5.6–5.12b11 routes

11North Shore AreaNW · 311° · 5.6–5.12a9 routes

12Swept Away WallNW · 311° · 5.8–5.12c9 routes

13Cumulus WallNW · 305° · 5.8–5.12a8 routes

14The Monster LedgeNW · 313° · 5.4–5.10d8 routes

15American Bucks / Spider Woman WallNW · 314° · 5.7–5.10a7 routes

16Storm Warning Area / Tricks Are for Kids LedgeNW · 312° · 5.7–5.11a7 routes

17Merchants and Thieves WallNW · 309° · 5.7–5.12a6 routes

18Banshee AreaNW · 312° · 5.6–5.10b5 routes

19Life's a Beach BoulderNW · 305° · 5.12b–5.12d5 routes

20Maneline WallNW · 314° · 5.6–5.11c5 routes

21Pigroast WallNW · 313° · 5.8–5.12b5 routes

22Melon Ledge AreaNW · 309° · 5.10a–5.11c4 routes

23Latvian BoulderNW · 313° · 5.11a–5.12a3 routes

24B-52 Overhang AreaNW · 308° · 5.52 routes

25Summer Residence AreaNW · 313° · 5.11d1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01White Bluff5.6–5.12b · Sandstone · Sport3 mi · 27 routes 02TV Tower5.5–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport7 mi · 25 routes 03Cape Croker5.9 · Sandstone · Sport9 mi · 1 route 04West of the Ladder5.8–5.13a · Sandstone · Sport9 mi · 13 routes 05Shelf BeachSandstone20 mi · 12 routes 06The MazeSandstone20 mi · 3 routes 07Terminal BeachSandstone20 mi · 7 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.