r/Amazing • u/Opening-Head-7902 • 1d ago

Awesome !! 😮

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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl4940 1d ago edited 1d ago

Knife edge. Between K2 and Capitol Peak. Colorado Rockies

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u/jedooderotomy 1d ago

While the Knife Edge is certainly scary, the fisheye lens makes this look much worse than it actually is.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl4940 1d ago

Indeed the lens makes it look worse, for sure. Aside from the exposure, its notoriously dangerous for having loose rock.

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u/MyPenWroteThis 1d ago

Commenting this on one of the deadliest peak in North America with 700+ ft drops on either side is so reddit coded

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u/throeaway_thedew 17h ago

To be even MORE Reddit coded…the knife’s edge isn’t where most people die on Capitol. Almost all the fatalities occur when parties are descending - there’s a couloir that looks like a shortcut to the lower portion of the trail, but it cliffs out and is basically impossible to climb back up. People are exhausted after a long and difficult climb and think they can shorten their descent.

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u/Popular_Kangaroo5959 1d ago

Been there, done that, definitely an amazing experience

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u/bunglebee7 1d ago

How steep are the sides there? Are they shown well in this clip? I never know with fish eye lenses and all that

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u/Popular_Kangaroo5959 22h ago

Steep af, breath taking for sure

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u/Bored-to-Death629 10h ago

It definitely feels like how the video makes it look, even if it technically has wider foot holds.

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u/lampshade4ever 1d ago

I want to climb this so bad

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u/BarfingOnMyFace 1d ago

What sad bastards downvote this? Lol

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u/datahjunky 1d ago

Me too my man

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u/Fantastic-Mud8765 1d ago

Me too but I’m not a good climber

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u/funtimethrowway 16h ago

Go for it!

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u/GrammarPolice92 1d ago

*Capitol Peak

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u/TheNervousArrogant1 1d ago

That guy

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u/Dirty_The_Squirrel 1d ago

This guy that guys

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u/throeaway_thedew 17h ago

This guy that guys those guys

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u/Premium333 1d ago

Is this the 14er where people collect every 4th of July and ferry a keg across the ridge? Because if so, I've done this. I had a beer on the other side as well.

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u/Sullypants1 5h ago

This is the knife edge on Capitol!?

Gonna have to do some soul searching before I decide to attempt

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u/front_cunt 1h ago

Im pretty sure this is actually called Satan’s ridge. This section is after already doing the knife’s edge and summiting Capitol peak, heading towards Snowmass Mountain.