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| scotchhooligan | Route Climbed: NE ridge Date Climbed: Sept 2002  | |
| New snowfall added extra excitement. Approach to lake is one of the most beautiful I've ever experienced. Knife edge was fun after I got my friend to man up and do it. Followed ridgeline almost all the way up, which was exposed but not too bad. Rope and gear is dead weight on standard route; never really thought about bringing it anyway. | ||
| Posted Sep 28, 2002 7:20 pm | ||
| mtngeo | Route Climbed: northwest buttress Date Climbed: august 31, 2002 | |
| as kcrag posted, to the best of our recollection it was about 18 pitches. loose and rotten rock abounds, so wear a helmet. crux (5.9) comes at first pitch. a retreat would be near impossible beyond the first, maybe second pitch, so be prepared to commit. descend via the knife edge (standard) route. i would highly recommend this route to competent parties. regards, geo | ||
| Posted Sep 27, 2002 7:39 pm | ||
| kcrag | Route Climbed: NORTHWEST BUTTRESS Date Climbed: August 31, 2002 | |
| 18 pitches (crux is 5.9) and 21 hours. Needless to say, the climb took a little longer than we expected. Forced bivy at the top (2am) in order to descend via the knife ridge in daylight. What a beautiful thing to watch the sunrise at the summit of Capitol Peak. We were very fortunate to have had good weather that night (clear, but cold). VERY loose rock. As the 2nd, my helmet saved my head a few times. Be careful and climb safely! | |
| Posted Sep 19, 2002 12:22 pm | ||
| Gimp Man | Route Climbed: Knife Edge Date Climbed: July 20, 2002 | |
| Great climb! Hiked up to lake and camped for Day 1. Day 2 - 5am start to summit and then back down to car. Long day but beautiful climb and hike. One of my favorites in Colorado. Definetly go up and over K2 to get to the summit. | ||
| Posted Sep 12, 2002 11:02 am | ||
| rmjwinters | Route Climbed: The Knife Edge Date Climbed: August 10, 2002 | |
| Long day from TH. I would recommend up and over K2. The north slopes of K2 are loose. The knife edge was great! It seemed to be overhyped and there are plenty of footholds a few feet off the knife edge itself. Great climb with lots of Class 3 and 4 to keep you company. | |
| Posted Aug 18, 2002 9:34 pm | ||
| Matt Mahoney | Route Climbed: Capitol Creek/Knife Ridge Date Climbed: July 30 2002 | |
| Climbed with Scott B. as a day hike in 10:15 in perfect weather, sunny and clear all day. K2 to summit took 2 hours each way with constant exposure to 1000-1500 ft. falls. You have to think about every hand and foot movement. Hours of class 3 and 4 climbing. It was amazing. We did not use ropes. Scott has climbed 5.10 unroped and thought this and yesterday's Bells traverse was more scary because the danger is so prolonged. | |
| Posted Aug 3, 2002 8:59 pm | ||
| theplugger | Route Climbed: Capitol Creek Approach Date Climbed: 8-26-95 | |
| First of all a backpack in to Capitol Lake followed by a climb of the peak via the Northeast Ridge the next day. Absolutely one of the most challenging and exciting of the 14er's I've done! Wow, what views from up there! This is one I'd definitely repeat if I could still climb 14er's!! | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2001 11:49 am | ||
| miztflip | Route Climbed: Northeast Ridge Date Climbed: July 4, 1999 | |
| What a great climb. Tightroping the Knife Ridge was a blast. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2001 5:54 am | ||
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