View from Capitol peak after difficult climb.
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ORboarder Member 119 posts Joined Jul 2011 More info | Aug 20, 2011 00:47 | #1 View from Capitol peak after difficult climb.
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DLitton Senior Member  855 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Atlanta, Georgia More info | Aug 20, 2011 00:57 | #2 WHERE IS CAPITAL PEAK? MY GOSH THATS BEAUTIFUL>>>SO IM TALKING IN CAPS CAUSE THATS AMAZING>>> that looks like one hell of a hike--- thanks for sharing!!!!! David
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Aug 20, 2011 01:10 | #3 thanks!
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Aug 20, 2011 01:12 | #4 view through the Aspen trees just as the Sun begins to crest the mountains
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Aug 20, 2011 01:14 | #5 Our first clear view of the days mission. Capitol peak is furthest to the left.
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Aug 20, 2011 01:15 | #6 Indian keeping watch over Mt. Sopris. I think I am the first person to get a shot of him thanks to my good friend and climbing buddies keen eye.
I have a lot more shots from this unforgettable day if anyone is interested
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DavidG. "My name is Rumpelstiltskin"  201 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2008 More info | Everyone who has read this thread is interested! Post 'em up! Canon 5D Mark III | Canon 7D | 17-40 f/4L | 24-70 2.8 L | 70-200 f/4 L | 70-200 f/2.8 L IS | 580 EX II
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MPCman Senior Member 863 posts Likes: 30 Joined May 2008 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands More info | Aug 20, 2011 01:50 | #8 DavidG. wrote in post #12966853  Everyone who has read this thread is interested! Post 'em up! +1 7D, EOS-M, 100-400 L, 15-85, Tokina 11-16 2.8, EF-M 11-22, 55-200
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Awesome climb. Get 'em up!
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Aug 20, 2011 02:29 | #10 another as the sun starts to hit the peaks about two hours into the approach
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Aug 20, 2011 02:31 | #11 as we reached this part of the switchbacks we heard a distant "ripping" and echoing sound, and realized it was giant rocks tumbling down the face, knocked loose by climbers who got an earlier start than we did.
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Aug 20, 2011 02:33 | #12 This is the view of Capitol peak from the summit of K2. The scale is hard to comprehend, but the final technical climb (no ropes) would take us another two hours. The infamous knife ridge stretches out before us.
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Aug 20, 2011 02:34 | #13 a closer view of one of the knifes. Very exposed. When you knocked a rock loose, it tumbled a few hundred feet, and then sailed off into nothingness.
also have a video of crossing one of these if you are interested.
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Aug 20, 2011 02:41 | #14 and after a very long, oxygen deprived journey, you struggle to write your name in the register which marks the journeys of those who have come before you. Beaming with pride in one's achievement, and trying to grasp onto a newfound understanding of how elastic your personal limits are when tackling a seemingly impossible undertaking with focus and perseverance.
thanks for looking!
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irishman Goldmember  4,098 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ More info | Aug 20, 2011 09:50 | #15 Congratulations! My fear of heights would never allow me such an undertaking. Consider straightening the horizon and cropping the first shot (pano). 6D, G9, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 50 2.8 macro, Nikon 14-24G 2.8, Canon 16-35 2.8 II, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, tripod, lights, other stuff.
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The hike took us a total of 14 hours from the trailhead and back. We started all the way down the valley beyond the lake at left center at 4am. once reaching Capitol lake we took switch backs up and over the ridge at left center. Then the technical climbing began. We took a ridge line which is blocked by the foreground in center. Summited K2, and then on the top of Capitol. It was a day I will never forget. Look up "Capitol knife edge" on youtube to get an idea of the exposure we faced. 
