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Ike Peak's impressive ridgeline; Shuksan, Sefrit and Baker behind
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Yana surveys Chardonnay's terrain
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Just a little bit steeper
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Ridge of Mount Chardonnay
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Views back down to camp
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Across to Tomyhoi and Mount Larrabee, American Border Peak
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Mount Chardonnay, 7020'
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Looking down the ridgeline to "Blush Point"
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Cmurph works her way down the ridge
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Tower of rocks on Chardonnay's ridge
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Blue skies all day long
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Up then down. Repeat several times.
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Shuksan and Baker steal the show
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She could lay there all day...
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...but there are still peaks to bag!
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Move along, still plenty of ground to cover
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Top of the world (at least it feels that way)
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Peak Noir, next high point on Silesia Ridge
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Blush Point along the way to Peak Noir
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Exercising her trigger finger
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Can't beat this backdrop!
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Yana inspects the route
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Checking on Yana's progress
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How's it going down there, Yana?
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So close, yet so far
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Trust me, there's plenty of wiggle room on this ledge!
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Our fearless expedition leader returns with the bad news
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Blush Point, 6642'
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Back to Mount Chardonnay
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We have to go back up and over that thing? :-(
