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| myrone | Via Std Route; Ditch Trail  Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| Started up at 2:45AM and reached the summit with many others at 9:03AM. Stayed about 30 mins then back down to the TH at 2:55PM. Long day with great weather, last of the Elk Range and my 52nd 14'er........sweet!! | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2010 10:22 am | ||
| ripper333 | ridge direct Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| fine day on this peak.. gaining the ridge right at the saddle is the way to go on this peak .. not having to witness my partner getting killed made the day extra nice | ||
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 1:43 pm | ||
| Pete Castricone | Ridge Direct from Daly Saddle Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| With Goldielocks. Single day push using the Ditch Trail then up the ridge direct, skipping the needless drop into the disgusting basin. Why anyone would ever use the Creek Trail or the standard route is beyond me. Knife edge was a letdown (from my expectations) after the ridge scramble. Nearly got wiped out by some idiot kicking a giant rock toward my head. If you're not an expert scrambler with a deep respect for other climbers, you don't belong on this mountain. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2010 10:30 am | ||
| rockymountaindiva | Knife edge hoax Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2010 | |
| Beautiful day! | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2010 9:29 pm | ||
| Eric Holle | NE Ridge - standard Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2010 | |
| Ben, Jordan and I climbed Capitol Peak via the standard route in great conditions. What a huge, steep mountain! | |
| Posted Jun 30, 2010 1:44 pm | ||
| seano | Standard route Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010 | |
| More exposed ridge scrambling than I had expected, making for a long-ish day. The bridge was out on the creek trail, so I had to ford on the way back. Sweet mountain, though. Trip report | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2010 11:24 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Via West Snowmass Creek Date Climbed: Jan 17, 2010 | |
| So far, a tremendous start to 2010. Steve Gladbach, Mark and myself summited via W. Snowmass Creek via Knife Ridge Route. Ran into John Prater and Bill Wright on top! Nice surprise! 3 hours from K2 to the summit. More snow then expected. Set 4 pieces of pro and 2 belays. Serious stuff in winter. | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2010 2:19 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Class-4 alt.Ridge Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2009 | |
| Went up with my friend, Glen. We climbed the alternative class-4 ridge direct to K2. Heavy snowcover and veriglass on the ridge made this stretch into a truely alpine, ass-puckering climb. Didn't summit because we ran out of time. Downclimbing in the dark would be begging for an accident. 2 hours-50 minutes from Daly saddle to K2. Great winter beta though! ;o) | |
| Posted Oct 27, 2009 11:22 pm | ||
| Liba Kopeckova | great mountain Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009 | |
| Great mountain!!! Knife edge is over-rated. It is really not so bad. The descent was long. I really enjoyed this mountain!!! | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2009 10:04 am | ||
| pyerger | Awesome colorado peak Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008 | |
| Awesome mountain, one off the best in colorado. But would not want to climb this often,because of rock fall. | |
| Posted May 15, 2009 2:03 pm | ||
| msihl | NE Ridge (Knife Edge) Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2008 | |
| Climbed with Sarp and Paul. Started at Capitol Lake at 7.30am. Summitted 11.45am. On the way down we ended up on a snow field that was frozen solid and it took us about an hour to kick steps. Probably not the smartest descent route. The knife edge was a lot of fun though. Talus climbing is not my favorite but overall this is a very good class 4 climb! | |
| Posted Aug 23, 2008 3:29 am | ||
| heather14 | Great Mountain! Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008 | |
| This was a great climb/weekend. Started at the TH at 245am and climbed directly up the ridge from Daly Pass. A great alternate to the standard route!! Finished the weekend off with a hike around the Avalanche Pass loop. | |
| Posted Jul 28, 2008 2:26 pm | ||
| kelseymkrause | Dicey!! Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008 | |
| This is one of the mountains that I am the proudest of. One of the very best 14ers. The warnings about the afternoon thundershowers are true so be ready. I got back to my tent near capitol lake at 1:30 pm just before it downpoured for the next 4 hours. | |
| Posted Jul 27, 2008 6:06 pm | ||
| Sierra Ledge Rat | 1990: Knife Edge solo | |
| Soloed the Knife Edge in under 24 hours from car to car | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2008 12:34 am | ||
| DrewB | Fun not scary | |
| This is a fun climb. The knife edge is solid and lots of fun and shouldn't be as intimidating as people make it. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:25 pm | ||
| steve_hiebert | Classic Knife Edge; Long Day Climb Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2002 | |
| What a day on a really beautiful climb. It was a pretty long day hike though by me and my two partners. | |
| Posted May 14, 2008 1:48 am | ||
| SarahThompson | Definately a Colorado Classic Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006 | |
| 9/3/06 - My 2nd to last Colorado 14er. Used alternate Snowmass Creek approach and endured a heinous bushwhack when we lost the tricky trail. There's nothing like bushwhacking in the Elks! Camped below Moon Lake. Climbed Capitol Peak, then Mount Daly and Clark Peak in one extremely long, exhausting day. Ran into shanahan96 & chicagotransplant on Capitol. 12/24/11 - Winter ascent. Camped at Moon Lake, climbed via ridge from K2. INTENSE! | |
| Posted Mar 28, 2008 8:10 pm | ||
| Kane | From Pierre Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007 | |
| Did Capitol from Pierre Lakes. TR here http://www.summitpost.org/custom-object/279853/2007.html#chapter_9 | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2008 11:21 am | ||
| MountainHikerCO | Second time Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2000 | |
| This was my second time climbing Capitol. It was my wife's first time. When we met some people on the way, they said "you must really love her, to come back up here for her to get this peak!" | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2008 7:40 pm | ||
| MountainHikerCO | traveled light Date Climbed: Aug 6, 1994 | |
| This was my first climb of Capitol. I did the standard route from Capitol Creek trailhead. I traveled light. I slept in a bivy bag to save weight. After stashing my overnight stuff in the morning I then got to enjoy the famous knife-edge. As visually striking as it is, I think the loose stuff on the upper mountain presents more risk. | |
| Posted Feb 24, 2008 7:38 pm | ||
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