Capitol Peak: Viewer Recommended Mediocre Approved

Thanks to the handful of people who recommended Capitol Peak in Colorado. It was awesome! Great views, trail, and ridge scramble. Blake couldn't find anything to complain about. We started on the Snowmass side and took the Ditch Trail (upper capitol creek trail) to Capitol Lake then up to K2 then traversed the "knife ridge" to the summit. Colorado is 2/2 for the year when it comes to spectacular amateur adventure. If you guys have any other recommendations just leave them in the comments and we'll check them out. Thanks again!

[TheBlueGumby]

Very cool! They walked across the knife edge like they were on a sidewalk going to the mailbox. Truly amazing!

[kevindenny]

Blake is a key component to these adventures. Blake brings the comedy and the common man's prospective to these trips.

[mattbee]

The geology of that final ridge is amazing....

[dalezjc]

After watching multiple videos of people doing Capitol Peak, you guys made it look extremely easy (relatively speaking). Which leads me to: you should put a warning on your videos stating that you guys are extremely experienced and some of these hikes/climbs should NOT be tried by everyone. You made the knife-edge look like a walk in the park. Which it's not. Good job guys.

[DerekWarnick]

Given how prolific the Mediocre Amateur adventures are, I never worry about getting lost in the wilderness anymore because I know sooner or later these guys will stumble across me (or my corpse). :) JK, great video and great adventure, keep 'em coming! (P.S. If you're into canyoneering it would interesting to see you document Imlay and Heaps... in A Day.)

[RomanticAnalog]

I get sweats almost watching you guys on the ridge and just prancing around on that knife edge. Seriously scared of heights but I love the mountains. You guys are animals. Thanks for the amazing views!!

[andromeda]

Came from another video of Capitol peak, was pissing my pants. you guys made it seem like .. just another day at the office! WOW!

[JaySilver]

You guys interested in a route that has a glacial lake, snowfield traverses, an abundance of 4th class scrambling, challenging route-finding, glacier travel, AMAZING views, a 5th class rock climb up the final summit pyramid, and multiple rappel pitches to get back down? Check out Mt. Shuksan via the Fisher Chimneys route... but maybe not in a day. Be safe out there!

[rob]

This is why, when I started hiking in the Rockies, I bought some really good approach shoes. The rubber on them is so good for climbing and scrambling and the thick rubber soles let you use sharp rocks as stepping stones on the way down.

[garethleitner]

Loved how you underplayed this! Excellent camera work and I especially appreciated the lack of a fisheye lens. And Little Debbies are worth bringing along!

[flipmode]

This rocks! I'm most impressed by your ability to escape from you wife and kids for these day trips. Maybe if I take out a massive life insurance policy and present it to my wife she'll be more supportive of trips like this.

[jeffcruzan]

Hands down (or on the knife edge), this is the best YT video of the Capitol climb. You all did a nice job.

[TheMountainMatt]

I think this is the first video I’ve seen where Blake doesn’t get sick from eating crap food the night before😂

[devonbailiff]

I aspire to be as efficient, competent, and confident in the mountains as you all! Thank you!

[StMark-nolu]

This is my favorite Capitol video ever. Great channel.

[shutterbugZoe]

Thank you for your awesome videos! YouTube recommended your Wheeler Peak summit, since we recently vacationed in the area and I had watched a ton of videos of the area before the trip. I'm hooked! I was born with a collagen disorder that affects all my joints, and I've never been able to do this kind of hiking, even though I've wanted to. Your videos make me feel like I'm there too.

[seatrouter]

I was all stoked on Capitol Peak until that ridge, sketchy for sure. I love these vids! Keep up the good work!

[jamesbadham]

Nice one. The Knife's Edge actually looks doable (for me) here, because of your technique, which was not to walk standing up on the top, but to put your hands on the edge and your feet below. Looked pretty solid. Every other video of this makes my head swim.

[desviz]

Man...the backcountry skiing potential in this episode is off the charts! SO MANY lines!

[ticklefritz]

Exceptional video fellas, job well done on all fronts. To all the grippers out there, this is how Capital Peak is climbed via the standard route