Summertime at the Capitol | Aspen Snowmass, Colorado

Summer near Aspen Colorado. — Summertime at the Capitol

Aspen Snowmass, Colorado

A peaceful summer day at Capitol Peak (14,138') near Aspen/Snowmass, CO. This was one of the craziest days of my life as my friend and I climbed the infamous 'Knife Edge' in the dark to photograph sunrise from the summit of Capitol. We left the trailhead at 1 p.m. with forty pound packs and weren’t sure what time we’d reach the summit. We first summited K2 (13,664’) and photographed a beautiful sunset on top. We then contemplated our plans given it was getting dark and we weren’t yet sure what time we wanted to continue the climb. The route was illuminated by moonlight but we unintentionally fell asleep on some rocks, only to wake up around 2 a.m. By the time we woke up the moon had set and everything was pitch black… I’m amazed we fell asleep despite laying precariously on a small rocky ledge with a massive drop off a few feet away. Fortuitously, we photographed a vibrant milky way above Capitol and then got ready to climb.

Despite having no visibility in the night, we knew our headlamps were strong and we had both climbed the peak before so were familiar with the route. Thus, we chose to continue on at 3:30 a.m. knowing we could always turn back if things got bad. The main event of the climb is the ‘Knife Edge’, a 150 ft wildly exposed section of ridge with thousand foot drop offs on both sides. It is common to straddle the knife edge, which was nerve racking in the dark. We safely navigated the rest of the route and reached the summit well before sunrise. Following sunrise, we made our way down, arriving back at the trailhead at 4 p.m., which concluded an epic 27 hour journey on one of Colorado’s most savage peaks. During the endeavor, we consumed uncooked ramen, potato chips and oreos so we were ready for some real food! Grateful we had a safe journey and look forward to climbing Capitol again at some point!
Photo © copyright by Jason Weiss.

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