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Anchors on SE shoulder are quite good. Scramble SW just below summit to first double rope rap. Scramble easy terrain 200' down and look around knobs on the left (EAST) for second set of bomber anchors. Double rope rap. Down climb easy terrain to short rap (15'). Walk down heather and rock shoulder above polished slabs. Walk down slabs under the "big wall" comprising the NE Face of Thorton Peak and find ramp to get on the glacier. 50m ropes will work just fine.

It's two 50M double rope raps and some quick down climbing if you descend the SE shoulder per Beckey. This descent is approximately 4x faster than going back down the NERidge. 2.5 hrs from summit to bivy notch south of the glacier.