Decker Peak, South Ridge from Decker Creek, September 18, 2008
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IMG_5283.jpg72 viewsAscending the sparse trail up Huckleberry Creek.
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IMG_5296.jpg78 viewsTaking a GPS reading in the upper reaches of the Decker Creek Drainage.
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IMG_5302.jpg71 viewsThe view north from lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5308.jpg63 viewsInlet creek, and camp to the west, lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5310.jpg58 viewsNorthwest from lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5311.jpg59 viewsSouth Ridge of Decker Peak, dawn.
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IMG_5318.jpg73 viewsFriction slabs leading to upper basin below South Ridge of Decker Peak.
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IMG_5322.jpg75 viewsBasin below South Ridge of Decker Peak. Most boulders can be avoided by moving left, then right, then climbing the headwalls right of center.
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IMG_5325.jpg73 viewsNorth from the Summit, sunlight highlights the pink granite Elephant's Perch. Rising directly above and behind are the peaks Goat Perch to Redfish Point on the right.
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IMG_5328.jpg73 viewsQuartzite Peak (left) and Braxon Peak (right) form the rear and brighter of the two sunlit ridges on the left.
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IMG_5335.jpg69 viewsSoutheast from the summit, Finger of Fate rises in shadow from just above the center on the far right. The lakelet at 8607' is seen just below the center on the far left.
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IMG_5341.jpg81 viewsA weathered summit register dating from July 1993 congratulates those who find it.
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