Quote Originally Posted by qaija View Post
I follow the path up the mountainside until I can go no further and my compass says the aether is 147 yalms to the nw. When I look nw there is nothing but steep mountain I am unable to climb up.
Yep, that's the mountain with 2 cave holes. At the end of the path look over the edge towards Anyx Trine and see the bridge heading into the mountain way way way below you. Get there by going in and taking the back stairs up three flights.

Right by the Dungeon Entrance.