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| Up2zmtns | Fun  Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2010 | |
| soaking wet afternoon approach, bivvy by capitol lake, summit and out the next day | ||
| Posted Mar 19, 2011 1:54 pm | ||
| metal4lyf | 3rd time's the charm Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2010 | |
| We had success on our third attempt in one week. Lol | |
| Posted Mar 14, 2011 8:04 am | ||
| mattpayne11 | Good times were had by all Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| Amazing trip. Loved the airy climb. One of the best challenges to date. Probably Top 5 for me. Read the trip report if you want to see some cool photos and video of the knife edge. | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2011 4:28 pm | ||
| vetmike | Long approach, loose route, totally worth the view Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| Climbed Capitol with Matt Payne from 100summits.com and Travis Arment. Very steep climb, some really loose stuff. Took a direct route to avoid rockfall from other parties, glad we did. Amazing view from the top. Trip report: http://intheexpanse.com/mountaineering/capitol-peak-2010 | |
| Posted Feb 4, 2011 10:59 am | ||
| climbingfurry | my first class 4 | |
| This was my first class 4 mountain in the 90s when i did it. It will always have a special place in my heart. | |
| Posted Jan 24, 2011 10:08 am | ||
| Jeremy Hakes | Big one! Date Climbed: Jul 8, 2001 | |
| Pretty awesome climb. | |
| Posted Jan 21, 2011 10:57 pm | ||
| Kessler | Capitol Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010 | |
| At age eight, I climbed it with my dad, seven year old Yunona, Rostislav and Aiden. It was my favorite climb to date. | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2011 8:36 am | ||
| centrifuge | second times a charm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010 | |
| on a blue bird day this time up! couldnt have been happier | |
| Posted Jan 13, 2011 12:36 am | ||
| Panthera uncia | Awesome experience! Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2009 | |
| Climbed the northeast ridge. Made it safely off the mountain before a bad hail/thunderstorm rolled in. It's really an amazing and beautiful peak! How do people ski that thing?! | |
| Posted Dec 22, 2010 5:53 pm | ||
| thatnissanguy | perfect weather on the knife edge Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Talk about tedious! Beautiful airy scrambling, great summit. Be forewarned, boulder field before K2 is treacherous ; ) | |
| Posted Dec 18, 2010 8:21 pm | ||
| Montana Matt | Colorado 14er finish! Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2009 | |
| My last "official" Colorado 14er. Finished them in just over 1 year because we were moving in August 2009. I'd still like to go back to Colorado some day (now living in Southern Oregon) and get North Maroon and El Diente. Capitol is by far one of the best mountains I've ever climbed. Great rock, incredible scenery and a long approach (which I like). My ultra-running friends ran in and climbed with me. Summitted with Eric Lee, Chris Gerber and Ben. | |
| Posted Dec 11, 2010 2:03 pm | ||
| rockymountaindiva | Watch for goat-released rockfall Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2010 | |
| Took our helmets off on a rest stop on the way down, when a rock came hurtling by. The helmets went back on VERY quickly! | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2010 12:54 am | ||
| Wobby | Ridge Direct Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2010 | |
| Climbed via Capitol ditch/ridge direct. Definitely a fun climb, beautiful weather (sat on the summit for two hours in T-shirt), beautiful aspens, had the mountain to ourselves all day. Was definitely an overrated climb (I would say class 3), absolutely no class 5 (not even on the ridge direct). The knife edge was cool, but really easy. Overall a great climb, but not as difficult as its made out to be. | |
| Posted Oct 7, 2010 2:36 am | ||
| StephanieLynn | Cap-Avalanche loop Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008 | |
| Took the ridge from Daly saddle which made for a great route. Took the Avalanche Pass loop back. With Craig and Heather and millions of mosquitos. | |
| Posted Sep 16, 2010 6:16 pm | ||
| Scott | Capitol Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2010 | |
| Climbed it with my eight year old son Kessler, seven year old Yunona, Rostislav and Aiden. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2010 11:46 pm | ||
| noahs213 | Snow Cap Traverse Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Summited and started over to Snowmass from the top of Capitol at 9:30 with Kiefer Thomas, Steve Gladbach, Mike Fynie. Spent 8 hours on the most nightmarish rock you can EVER imagine. A dangerous line. Had to bail due to several factors, one it was getting dark. We were about .2 miles and 500 or so feet from the top of North Snowmass and finishing the ridge. Heading back soon to finsih it. | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2010 12:42 am | ||
| theREALCarpeDM | Wow! Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Mike Smith and I made it up via the standard ridge bypass from Daly saddle to K2. A serious undertaking for me - my butt is sore from scooting across the Knife Edge. Had an angry stomach from the previous night's meal. Not a cloud in the sky all day. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2010 1:29 am | ||
| Kiefer Thomas | Just passing through... Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2010 | |
| Noah (winter8000m), Steve Gladbach, Mike Fynie and myself tagged the summit at 9:00am on an ambling route that veered back & forth tween the stnd and the ridge direct. We left the summit at 9:30am and started the traverse over to Snowmass under impeccable weather. | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2010 7:39 pm | ||
| mirhash | Knife edge ascent and ridge direct descent Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010 | |
| Excellent views and exposure. My favorite climb by far! | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2010 10:47 pm | ||
| strudolyubov | The Knife Edge and NE Ridge Direct Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2010 | |
| Solo day hike/climb from Capitol Creek TH. Summited K2, traversed the Knife Ridge and climbed NE Ridge directly to the summit. 11 hours car-to-car. Beautiful day: classic climb, gorgeous weather, incredible views! | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2010 1:25 pm | ||
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