Climb onto the upper wall over or around a couple hanging blocks to access a left-leaning ramp, heading towards a large roof above. Fight the rope drag to the back of the ledge and a bolt (5.9). At its end, just as things get steep, you're forced to climb out right and up to the big ledge.
RYAN JENNINGS ICE CLIMBER CRACK
Follow a non-descript crack into the middle of the wall.
When the ramp levels off and cuts across the entire wall, traverse left under the small roof it forms then surmount it, and climb into the headwall. Instead, go directly left 5-10 feet and then straight up (no pro) eventually gaining a ramp system that takes you left.
Avoid the temtation to head right onto easy terrain. Head straight up into the white roof and climb out it's left side and up a crack system to the top of a small pillar right on the prow of the buttress (5.8+). Eventually you will end 60m out at a bolt below a white roof. Meander straight up and gradually slightly left following any protection possibilities you can (5.8R). Start up the wall to climbers RIGHT of the tree. This pitch goes straight out the middle of the roof to another tree above (5.11). Don't mistake this pitch for the overhanging corner system to the right. Jump onto the crack system and get ready for a pump. Belay in slab just below the crack (5.6R). From the tree, head up and slightly left to the base of an overhanging crack system that splits the wall to roof above. Traverse right and head up to a tree in the middle of the slab (the pitches only real pro). Pull a difficult move behind the small tree to gain access to the slab. Here can be found a small tree against the wall which marks the starting point. The journey begins to the left of an overhang/cave with a slab above it at the lowest point of the Main buttress of Cathedral Wall. Parts of the climb are shared with variations of the Dalke Route.
RYAN JENNINGS ICE CLIMBER FREE
Eventually in May of 2002 Brent and I returned to free the entire climb. I later rapped the headwall at the top to scope a line and clean off some loose blocks (I did not place any bolts on rap as stated in the 2003 AAJ, this was placed on lead). We aided the second pitch and were forced off the wall after 5 pitches, due to a blizzard during the night spent in our portaledge. Brent and I began establishing this route ground up in the winter of 1998.
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