
A shot from where I parked looking toward the 4WD road leading up South Fork of Berry Creek. I would be coming from this way later in the day. I parked here because the road leading to the North Fork of Berry Creek was less good.

Starting along the North Fork of Berry Creek.

The trail is the remains of an old roadbed.



Nearing the head of the drainage before the trail bends left out of the drainage.

I left the trail to continue up the drainage. Forested, but not a bushwhack.

Continuing up the drainage as the trees cleared and I entered a basin. South Schell Peak is ahead up there, but the slopes are very steep.

I located this gully on the right within the ridge that I decided to ascend to gain the ridge.

Class 2, steep.

Looking back down the gully into the basin I ascended out of.

On the ridge, headed to South Schell Peak.

Looking back down the ridge, the based I ascended out of on the right.

Continuing along the ridge.

And then the last few hundred feet up to South Schell Peak was this nonsense.

Looking back again as I near the summit.

South Schell Peak summit, view north toward Taft Peak, North Schell Peak, etc.

South Schell Peak view southeast, Peak 11368 (right) and Peak 11768 (left). I started to the left.

Peak 11768 on the left, a significant drop required to get to the saddle between it and South Schell Peak.

Almost at the saddle, Peak 11768 ahead.

Easy slope for most of the way up to Peak 11768.

Looking back toward South Schell Peak (right).

Minor Class 2 as I near the summit of Peak 11768.

Peak 11768, view toward Mount Moriah (far left) and Wheeler Peak (distant center).

Peak 11768 summit, view west toward the ridge I will be soon traversing. Peak 11368 visible left of center.

Peak 11768 view toward South Schell Peak (left of center) and the northern Schells (right).

Back on the main ridgeline headed toward Peak 11368.

Looking back toward South Schell Peak. You can see the steep ascent ridge I took earlier to gain South Schell in the center leading to the summit on the right. It was loose and steep, ugh.

Continuing to Peak 11368, a bump along the ridge.

I side-hilled the bump. Peak 11368 visible center.

At a false summit of Peak 11368, looking toward the true summit.

Peak 11368, view south.

Peak 11368, view north. You can see the gap between South Schell Peak and Peak 11768 on the right for reference on how inconvenient that peak is.

The slope I decided to head down. You can see the dirt road leading up South Fork of Berry Creek in the center.

Almost down to the road and off the steep slope.

Looking back up at the slope I descended.

Old rancher stuff.

Following the road back to my car.

Looking back as I descend the road.
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