Boulder-Park Cleaver

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Contents 1 Route Photos 2 Description 3 Details 4 Documented Descents 5 Ski Photos 6 Topo Maps

Route Photos

Sunrise on Mount Baker from Boulder Ridge. The Boulder-Park Cleaver is on the right.		Sunrise on Mount Baker from Mount Shuksan

Description

The Boulder-Park Cleaver arguably provides the best, most natural ski descent from Grant's Peak, the true summit of Mount Baker. When conditions allow, a direct descent of the Park Headwall's steepest slopes to the cleaver yields one flawless fall line for almost 7,000 ft before returning to the forest below the Boulder Glacier. The headwall of the Boulder Glacier provides a more moderate (albeit less direct) climb and descent.

Early in the season, it is possible to climb the toe of the glacier to access the cleaver. Otherwise a fixed rope is available to reach the ridge. There are nice camps on the moraine and below the glacier above the fixed line.

Details

Boulder-Park Cleaver

Mountain	Mount Baker
Aspect	East
Local Relief	7,000 ft (2,134 m)
Ski descent from	Grant's Peak to forest below Boulder Glacier
Average Slope 1	Vertical	Source
29°	3120 ft (951 m)	Cleaver map
Average Slope 2	Vertical	Source
53°	600 ft (183 m)	Park Headwall Direct
Average Slope 3	Vertical	Source
39°	360 ft (110 m)	Boulder Glacier Headwall
Approach	Boulder Ridge

Documented Descents

• 2004.06.15 Trip report (SkiSickness)
• 2005.08.07 Park Headwall and Boulder Park Cleaver (Cascade Crusades)

Ski Photos

Powder on Mount Baker from the Park Headwall.		Hannah Carrigan and Paul Belitz climbing up the Boulder Park Cleaver.

Topo Maps

Topo for the cleaver		Topo for the Park Headwall direct		Topo for the Boulder Glacier Headwall