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We hiked along Silverhorn Creek for about 15 minutes before cutting up to climber's left. You can only avoid the steep elevation gain so long!Looking back at hwy 93.There is no trail through the forest - only smatterings of animal routes.There is no trail through the forest - only smatterings of animal routes.Looking back at Mount Patterson across hwy 93 from a break in the trees where we crossed a rocky slope.Yellow ArnicaWe found a nice break in the cliffs.Looking down at Wietse coming up the break in the cliffs.Indian PaintbrushYellow Columbine seem to easily cross pollinate with purple AstersMistaya Lake with Breaker Mountain.Waterfowl Lakes with Chephren.A panorama looking back over hwy 93. Mistaya Lake at left, Waterfowl Lakes at right.Wietse crosses a low ridge into the access scree gully.Looking back across hwy 93 towards Howse, White Pyramid and Chephren (L to R) from the lower scree bowl.Obviously no easy route through the curtain wall ahead, we contoured left just ahead before proceeding to the summit at upper left.The summit rises far above - we cut left here.