Some of you have been asking for more detail about the new Capitol Peak ski route, Neal Beidleman sent this along (more to come):
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| No dignity on a knife ridge — Chris Davenport “Au Cheval” on Capitol Peak’s razor. The snow windrow on the ridge gets quite a bit wider than this during many years and can be skied or walked across, but during snow seasons the rest of the climbing to the summit is always technical alpinism that surprises some people who expect yet another “easy” Colorado Fourteener. Neal and Dav knew what to expect and were obviously ready for it.
Ski route is marked with red dotted line. |
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
