Ben on the finger crack headwall pitch (9)

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Ben on the finger crack headwall pitch (9)

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Chimney on the upper part of Pitch 5.

Pitch 3.

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Devin Bishop

Jul 28, 2025

“Ben on the finger crack headwall pitch (9)”

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Route Overlay SE Buttress.

Pitch 8.

The 1st headwall pitch and possibly the first traffic jam ever on the route

Cathedral Peak from Upper Cathedral Lake. SE Buttress on right skyline.

The section on the descent that you either jump across or downclimb an exposed section a bit to make an easy step across. In the photo Janet is doing the downclimb rather than the jump across.

Cathedral Peak as Seen from the East on the Trail (SE Buttress follows the left edge from this angle. The upper pitches can be seen in this photo.)

The Southeast Buttress climbing route as viewed from Amphitheater Mountain

Pitch 4 starts somewhere in here.

Pitch 1.

Pitch 1.

Offwidth on Pitch 9. Most climbers bypass the offwidth for a fingercrack about 4 feet to the right.

Looking down Pitch 9. Climb the offwidth or fingercrack.

The route starts ~150 feet up the Cathedral-Monk gully.

A Thigh of Relief

Michael Richichi ready to belay his second on P9 offwidth. A single #4 and #5 can be bumped to protect this pitch.

Beth Daubner follows the first headwall pitch

Pitch 2.

Chimney on the upper part of Pitch 5.

Ben on the finger crack headwall pitch (9)

Pitch 3.

Pitch 10.

Quartz dike at the end of Pitch 4.

Pitch 5.

Pitches 6-7 follow 5.7 blocks and cracks to the base of the headwall.

Approaching Cathedral SE Buttress.

The easy scree descent back to Upper Cathedral Lake. ~40 minutes from summit to camp at the lake.

SE Buttress

On the summit!

SE Buttress of Cathedral Peak from Boundary Trail.

The ledge traverse to the base of Pitch 5.

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Ben maxwell

Lynnwood, wa

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