 | Zoomed into Capitol Pk (14,130) from the Capitol Creek Trailhead, 8.5 miles away on foot, 6 miles away as the crow flies. K2 (13,664) is the lump on the ridge near the left side of the photo. | |
 | Keith Siggins gearing up for the backpack trip in. Capitol Pk can be seen in the distance. | |
 | Starting out at the trailhead. | |
 | Keith starting out at the trailhead. | |
 | Keith in an aspen grove. | |
 | Capitol Pk seen through the aspens. | |
 | Mt Daly (13,300, left) and Capitol Pk. | |
 | Capitol Pk. | |
 | A view of our camping area near Capitol Lake. | |
 | Keith walking up to Capitol Lake from the camping area. | |
 | A view of Capitol Lake below Capitol Pk. The knife edge is the lighter colored rock near the center of the ridge. | |
 | My tent at the camp site. | |
 | Another view of my tent with Capitol Pk. | |
 | A nice view of the entire northeast ridge of Capitol. The standard route avoids the entire left half of the ridge by hiking well below the ridge on the opposite (southeast) side of the ridge. | |
 | Keith getting ready after waking at 5am for a 6am start. | |
 | Looking east at Moon Lake from the 12,500 foot saddle between Mt Daly and Capitol Pk. | |
 | Keith on the saddle between Mt Daly and Capitol Pk (right). | |
 | Keith on the east side of the ridge with Mt Daly in the background. | |
 | Heading across talus on the east side of the ridge. | |
 | Alot of talus on the way to K2. | |
 | Heading toward K2 (center). | |
 | Looking back at Mt Daly. | |
 | Capitol Lake and Mt Daly from the summit of K2. | |
 | The Pierre Lakes, Maroon Bells (left), and Snowmass Mtn (right). | |
 | Keith on his way to the summit of K2. | |
 | The ridge to Capitol Pk from K2. | |
 | Keith heading down K2, with Mt Daly (left). | |
 | The ridge to Capitol. | |
 | The knife edge and Capitol Pk. | |
 | Keith scrambling along the 4th class ridge. | |
 | Keith on the knife edge with K2 in the background. | |
 | Keith on the knife edge. | |
 | Capitol Pk from beyond the knife edge. | |
 | Looking up below the southeast face of Capitol Pk. | |
 | Self-photo at the summit. | |
 | Keith and others on the summit. | |
 | Pyramid Pk, the Maroon Bells and Snowmass Mtn from the summit. | |
 | Keith and I on the summit. | |
 | The difficult ridge connecting Capitol Pk to Snowmass Mtn. | |
 | The ridge connecting Capitol Pk to K2 (right) and Mt Daly (left). | |
 | Keith approaching the ridge after descending Capitol's southeast face. | |
 | Keith and others traversing the ridge. | |
 | Keith and others traversing the ridge. | |
 | Keith on the knife edge. | |
 | Impressive view of K2. | |
 | Keith heading down the ridge to K2. | |
 | Looking along the edge of K2 at the Pierre Lakes and Snowmass Mtn. | |
 | Looking down from near the top of K2 at the descent into the valley to the left. | |
 | Capitol Lake and the Capitol Creek Valley. | |
 | Capitol Lake and Mt Daly. | |
 | Looking back at Capitol Pk (left) and K2 (right). | |
 | Looking back at K2. | |
 | The talus leading back to the saddle near Mt Daly. | |
 | Moon Lake from the saddle near Mt Daly. | |
 | Capitol Pk above Capitol Lake. | |
 | Capitol Lake and our campsite (right). | |
 | Our campsite (left) and the Capitol Creek valley. | |
 | Capitol Lake. | |
 | The northeast ridge of Capitol Pk. | |
 | Cows on the hike back to the trailhead. | |
 | Capitol Pk. | |
 | Capitol Pk. | |
 | Capitol Pk from the trailhead. |
