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Lightening and summit registers don't mix well.Ben contemplates ending the slog by leaping into a crevasse. He changed his mind shortly afterwards when he realized the rope was in his pack.Looking up at the endless scree slog awaiting us.Shadows are lengthening and now we have to get down the cliff bands next to the glacier.Ben on the summit. Shadows getting long already and we have to descend unknown terrain to our bivy yet.Stutfield with North Twin and Twin's Tower on the right.Summit views west include Alberta, Woolley and Diadem.Traversing scree ledges between cliff bands on descent.We didn't rope up on the fairly benign glacier.Lightening and summit registers don't mix well.Ben is high on the summit block. You can see the mushroom that is the apex of Mushroom Peak above him on the left.Looking at Mushroom Peak (L) which isn't looking quite as easy as we'd hoped.Vern on the summit of Mushroom Peak.The glacier was pretty crevassed but we could avoid the dangers pretty easily.The infamous rock 'mushrooms' that are the namesake of Mushroom Peak.Looking off the west ridge of Mushroom at the north glacier of Diadem towards Mount GEC.The sun disappears over Woolley's summit as we prepare for our third and last summit of the day - Mushroom Peak.Home free at last! Only a slog left to camp, no more technical terrain at this point.Home free at last! Only a slog left to camp, no more technical terrain at this point.
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