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Looking down our ascent tracks over the schrund and down to the North Glacier.Off the North Glacier and descending through moraines towards the toe of the Mons and our bivy site.It's a steep grind up the NW face!Mike approaches the summit of Mount Forbes!Mount Sir Donald in the Rogers Pass area.Looking towards the Skoki region with Douglas and St. Bride at right and Drummond at left.The Goodsirs also to the south (L) with Vaux on the right.Wow! Did we just climb that?! Our tracks clearly visible marching directly up the NW face of Forbes to the west ridge.Looking back at our tracks crossing the Mons Glacier outflow stream.Outram in the foreground left with Murchison and Sarbach beyond.Anton and Mike ascending the end of the snow arete that leads to the final summit slopes (visible at upper right)Some pretty big holes on the North Glacier (L) as we thread our way up.Descending manky moraines.Clemenceau is just one of four Canadian Rockies summits over 12,000 feet. Tusk, to the left of Clemenceau is another Rockies 11,000er.L to R, South Twin, North Twin, Castleguard, Alberta, Stutfield, Kitchener, Snow Dome, Androlumbia, Andromeda, Athabasca, Saskatchewan, BrazeauL to R, Alexandra, Bryce Main and Center, King Edward, Christian, Walter, Ernest, Columbia, Edward, Rudolph, South Twin and North Twin.Morning slowly breaks around us.The Adamant Group.Mount Rogers - also in the Selkirk Mountains.
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