Looking back at the Simatai section from the other side of the valley. We reached the wall by the path from the right, which at that point was thronged with hawkers waiting to pick us up. The plan was to turn right (which would in itself annoy them) and hotfoot it up to the first tower, have a short rest, then continue to the second, shaking them off along the way.

Unfortunately it didn't work, and as it's a pretty steep long section, and it was pretty hot, it absolutely killed us. By the time we reached the second tower I was seriously regretting agreeing to this extra section, and basically not having any fun at all. Fortunately by the time we got to about the fifth, I'd cheered up and started enjoying myself. By the top, I was feeling great. This particular bit of wall, however, will always be "ouch" in my mind.