Puyallup Cleaver

From the high point at the end of Emerald Ridge, travel upward and across the Tahoma Glacier to the moderate snow slopes at around 7000' that can be climbed to the crest of the Puyallup Cleaver (best to gain the crest at 8000', a good camp site).

Cross onto the Puyallup Glacier at 8000' and traverse its upper slopes near the crest of the cleaver to 10,000'. This is where our party decided that we simply were not where we needed to be to safely continue the climb on the established time schedule.

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