The Ancient

Cereberus

This route navigates a large roof in the bottom right area of The Peril wall, right from The Ancient.

8a
Dry Tool
First AscentVirgilAug 30, 2026
First RedpointVirgilAug 30, 2026
First Clean AscentOpenOpen
Chalk Record3by Virgil
Speed RecordOpenby Open
1Ascents
1Redpoints

Route Images

Route Line

Reference images showing the line and its path through the mountain.

Beta

Route Info

The start of this route is a small ledge in the bottom right area of The Peril wall, right from The Ancient.

Start up the right side of the corner until you arrive at a roof. Gain the roof and gently traverse left, using tools you can achieve a full rest with the corner of the sub roof section. Mount the corner of the sub roof then stretch out overhead to an invisible good hold. To your right at the base of a medium stalactite there is a good hold. You can get a tool in there then swing her right foot up to that spot as well. From here you must gain the roof, but there's no good holds other than feet at top of the stalactite- it's tough to get both feet here too.

From there you can smear up with hands, then get a foot or both on the ledge of the roof (still no good holds) and then hopefully get one tool in to the small arete / crack directly overhead. Once safely up into that crack section traverse left to some short stalactites. There is a foot rest here that is off-route. It's marked in one of the route pics below. This path leads you left and up to the main face and then you traverse left once more across a mostly barren section of rock to top out at the end of the bridge at the bottom of the palace of the wind.

Media

Videos

Videos associated with this route.

See something wrong?

Help Keep This Route Accurate

Route details can change as new records, beta, or information becomes available.

Request an Update