Great Roof Area Guide

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Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Jim Clark Will Choq Dan sivret

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1. Great Roof Area / Just Eight More Inches 11 in Field
2. Index by grade

1. Great Roof Area 11 routes in Field

Summary:

Seasonality

All Bouldering

Lat / Long: 45.269945, -76.812197

description

This is a breakdown talus area under Next Gen and Real Men. It features a large roof/cave area.

access issues

Fires are PROHIBITED. Under NO circumstances should you start a fire at Calabogie. Respect the new parking restrictions.

HEY CLIMBERS, YES THAT MEANS YOU! THE WAY YOU ACT AT THE CRAG CAN LEAD TO THE ACCESS BEING JEOPARDIZED! CLIFFS ARE BEING CLOSED AND THIS COULD HAPPEN HERE!

Don't play music, no one wants to hear it. Pick yours and others trash up and pack it out. Dig a hole to take a #2 in and burry it! Don't pee under boulders or overhangs because the rain can't wash it away. Fires are banned on Greater Madawaska Crown Land without permit or approved fire pit, of which there are none at any of these crags. Limit the size of your group. Brush your tick marks before you move on. Keep your dog on a leash and pick up after it. Don't smoke around people who don't want to be around it and pack out your butts. Park responsibly.

Here is a good article talking about access issues recently (Read it, it only takes a minute)

https://gripped.com/news/hey-climbers-your-behaviour-can-close-our-crags/

Main Cliff, Calabogie Boulders, and approach are on crown land in a "General Use Area", in particular in the " "Madawaska Highlands General Use Area".

Most of Lake Cliff is entirely on Calabogie Peeks land. They accept no liability for any use of the area, use at your own risk.

Skywalk is entirely on crown land.

The Hydro/High Falls section was closed in 2002 due to deaths from an unexpected opening of the Barrett Chute Dam overflow gates. The land is fenced off and owned by Ontario Hydro.

There are two very real threats to access at this crag that have come up in COVID times. We were a hairs breadth away from having all parking shut down in 2021. Fires and Parking are the only two things the people who have the power to shut down access have every talked about in the last 5 years.

inherited from Calabogie

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Trailside Arete SDS arete.	V1	Boulder
2	Silk Road Start on lip under the Great Roof. Topout above Great Roof. Don't Fall.	V4	Boulder
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	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
3	★★ The Great Roof	V4	Boulder
4	★★★ Lesser Roof Start on the good rail. Head left and join Great Roof to finish. Enjoy the foot jams and toe hooks.	V3	Boulder
5	★ Fire One Climbers right of Great Roof. SDS on the good rail. Find your spot, get your heel up and fire for the top. One move wonder but what a lovely move. FA: Jim Clark	V2	Boulder
6	★ Lean Right Climbers right of Fire One Layback up the left corner. Right arete of bolder is out. FA: Jim Clark	V0	Boulder
7	Go Right Climb face, right side arete is in. FA: Jim Clark	VB	Boulder
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	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
8	Direct Hit Behind Fire One. SDS decent left hand sidepull. Fire up and right for sharp edge and find a way to top. Bad Landing. Est V7.		Boulder
9	Just Eight More Inches / Just Eight More Inches, Boulder SDS on the glory jugs with a great right heel. Fire out to the small, sloping crimp and then the decent sloper rail. Find a way to the top of the prow. Bad Landing. Est V5. Start on the rail and reach. Grade highly height dependent. FA: Ryan Kelly	V5/6	Boulder
10	The Prow Sit start on the obvious prow.	V2	Boulder
11	Port On the port side of the ship, start on the obvious slopers.	V1	Boulder

2. Index by grade

Grade	Stars	Name	Style
VB		Go Right	Boulder
V0	★	Lean Right	Boulder
V1		Port	Boulder
		Trailside Arete	Boulder
V2	★	Fire One	Boulder
		The Prow	Boulder
V3	★★★	Lesser Roof	Boulder
V4		Silk Road	Boulder
	★★	The Great Roof	Boulder
V5/6		Just Eight More Inches	Boulder
?		Direct Hit	Boulder