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Phil ascends steep grassy slopes with the summit of Fatigue Mountain still in the clouds behind him.Looking back at Fatigue and Golden (R).The slope gets quite steep - hikers probably won't appreciate it.Mount Shanks.Looking towards Black Brett.Nestor Peak looms above Policeman's Meadow to the south.Golden Mountain and Mount Nasswald loom over an unnamed tarn at the head of Citadel Pass.Looking over Fatigue Pass to Golden Mountain.Looking north towards Mount Howard Douglas.Fantastic views down the south ridge of Citadel, deep into the Simpson River Valley at right with Policeman's Meadows brilliant green at center.Phil breaks through the easy cliffs - note that if you aren't on the easiest line, there are difficult options through here.Looking towards Mount Cautley and The Towers (R).Looking past the eastern cliffs of Citadel towards Golden Mountain (L) and an outlier of Nub Peak at distant right."Little" Fatigue's summit comes into view as we descend.Summit views towards Pharaoh Peaks.Simpson Ridge is very difficult to access - especially after the Verdant Creek wildfires of 2017 which are pretty obvious here.Steep vegetated slopes from the summit with "Little" Fatigue in the background.Looking north over Quartz Hill towards the Egypt Lakes with Pharaoh Peak visible and Mount Ball in clouds beyond.Telephoto over the Sunshine Meadows towards Wawa Ridge.Fatigue Pass at left, Golden at right.
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