Capitol Peak: Aug 2008

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Capitol Peak hiding in the clouds
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Capitol Peak revealed
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Grazing cattle
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Capitol Creek and Peak
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Capitol being shy behind the clouds again
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Stream crossing boulders
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Paintbrush
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More cows
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Capitol Lake and Peak
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Mount Daly's slopes
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First camp
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Route across the snow patches
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Ascending to "K2"
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Looking back at the Daly-Capitol saddle
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Heading towards "K2"
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Snowmass Mnt from near "K2"
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Route up "K2"
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Capitol Peak from "K2"
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Treasury and Treasure Mnts from K2
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Capitol's Knife Edge Ridge
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On the knife edge
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Route from past the knife edge
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Climbers, K2 in background
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High on the ridge
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About time to traverse left
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Ascending a rib back to the crest
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On the summit
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Looking down on Capitol Lake
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View north
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Crossing the knife edge on the way down
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Another technique
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Past the knife edge
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Capitol's North Face
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Looking back at Capitol