Decker Peak, South Ridge from Decker Creek, September 18, 2008
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IMG_5283.jpg73 viewsAscending the sparse trail up Huckleberry Creek.
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IMG_5296.jpg81 viewsTaking a GPS reading in the upper reaches of the Decker Creek Drainage.
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IMG_5302.jpg73 viewsThe view north from lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5308.jpg64 viewsInlet creek, and camp to the west, lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5310.jpg59 viewsNorthwest from lakelet at 8607'.
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IMG_5311.jpg61 viewsSouth Ridge of Decker Peak, dawn.
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IMG_5318.jpg74 viewsFriction slabs leading to upper basin below South Ridge of Decker Peak.
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IMG_5322.jpg79 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.jpg77 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.jpg75 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.jpg72 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.jpg82 viewsA weathered summit register dating from July 1993 congratulates those who find it.
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