Capitol Peak Winter Ascent
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- Опубліковано 2 лис 2024
- Went for the big Kahoona! Twas another long walk in the woods, but it paid off with beautiful weather and full value climbing, making this day one I will remember for a long time!
If you've done this in summer, try to recognize certain features! It's a totally different mountain in winter!
I have a feeling you are the type of person who quietly sits at work on Monday and when coworkers ask what you did last weekend, you simply say, “went for a good hike”
When I did this I worked at Lockheed Martin in a "cube farm" and they just didn't understand me at all haha
Lol, yup right there with you. It’s just easier to keep it simple when working in a cubicle farm.
@@MattRandall9Lol, Did you work for Lockheed in colorado springs?
@@Shred_Tube Close! I was at the Lockheed Martin Space facility in Littleton, CO
Did Cap a month ago. It's a fantastic but long day. Winter summit is incredible. Congrats!
Thank you for posting!! Very few videos of it in the winter
Of course, if you have any questions on route or anything, let me know!
Great and beautiful video!! Thank You. That is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations!
Glad you enjoyed it!
So sick dude!!! What an accomplishment!
Big big balls. On a lighter note I was astounded by the amount of snow in the basin.
as soon as i saw "masochistic misadventures" on the thumbnail, had to click because i knew i'd like it. nice work man
Thanks dude! It was a tough one for sure! Froze my butt off napping at 11,800’ at 4am haha
Awesome congratulations
Man you're still out here crushing
Thanks, just having a good time in cool places lol
@@MattRandall9 Its good stuff - if you're ever in NH I'll hire you an unofficial guide to go explore the Black Dike, Pinnacle Gully, the Whitney Gilman, or something. Keep crushing and stay safe!
@@anonanonon2730 I'll keep that in mind! Might be in DC this summer so I may be close!
Nice soundtrack, cool climb 👌
fantastic job man. Spectacular vids. Climb on!
Mad props, brother. I just completed the Atlantic/Fletcher traverse, but had to skirt the last class 5 gendarmes with the amount of snow on the walls.
This looks fricken dope and is definitely something I’m going to have to add to my list!
Sorry for the delay in response. It was a spectacular climb. It was very enjoyable to stick to the ridge line because it eliminated a lot of the avalanche risk rather than traversing onto the snow loaded east face. All in all was one of my most fond memories in the mountains
holy shit dude, this was hardcore!
Awesome. Well done!
Thanks! Was one of my most cherished days in the mountains thus far!
This is wicked
dude!!!!! that was sick, extra batteries next time
Hey I’m subbed to you because of your posts on Facebook
You have any suggestions for how to train to handle exposure like that? I’ve tackled some reasonably sized peaks and I climb but once I lost the rope the fear begins to creep haha. Awesome vid man, thank you
I think getting used to exposure involves 2 main things. First, being confident in your current abilities so that there is a large safety margin and you feel comfortable on the given terrain without any protection. Second, being able to discern rational and irrational fear. If you are comfortable climbing 5.10+ and get freaked on 5.5 when soloing, this is a good example of irrational fear. The chances of you botching it are significantly low, yet you tense up and make the situation harder than it needs to be, which is an actual risk. If you are on a route that is notoriously loose and sketchy, this is a rational fear and it would be prudent to listen to that fear and check each and every hold.
That's my 2 cents. There's obviously more that goes into it, but I think those are 2 key areas that can "easily" be worked on
@@MattRandall9 thx
sick af
Most excellent.
I want to do this in the winter wish things were open I had wanted to do Pyramid peak and Capitol :(
Pyramid is a cool one, I’m hoping for a repeat on it on skis, there’s still a chance stuff will open up in time for some solid ski mountaineering!
@@MattRandall9 I was driving my Co worker to his parents in Colorado i was hoping Maroon Lake trail be open . Im a dirtbag life style so my stay home is my car lol
@@Leon-qh9br I love it! I'm currently building my 4runner out for an extended car life tour next winter! I lived in it for 3-4 months this last summer and loved it!
You said that the knife edge is wider in the winter. Were you worried about the snow breaking off the catwalk and taking you with it?
Good question, but it was surprisingly supportive snow. Last winter when I tried it was very sugary and was pretty stressful, this time I was careful, but it was much much easier. I could have walked straight across, but I was cautious and was crouched to ensure I could flop onto the knife ridge if the snow broke away
@@MattRandall9 so probably best to wait for fresh snow to pack down a bit and freeze then. I've always wanted to do the knife edge, but never considered doing it in the winter, but now it sounds like that's the way to do it.
@@archascents5157 It's definitely not easier in winter or spring. The knife edge may be easier to walk across in winter but it's not much worse in summer. The approach in the winter is huge to avoid avalanche terrain and the snow in the winter/spring makes it a really big push. Skis help, but it's still huge. Unless you're specifically going for it in wintery conditions, I wouldn't do it in winter/spring.
this is crazy :)
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Great job Matthew!!! I have been building up to attempt it this winter. Since the ridge is facing east, did you have any concerns being up there past 9:30?
Tomas, I stayed ridge proper to the summit, so I was not concerned much with time of day. Had I traversed onto the snow loaded slopes to gain the summit ridge, I'd have been very concerned though, which is why I decided on the ridge direct. If you're comfortable with crampon foot placements and taking your time, the ridge is (in my opinion) much more fun and much safer. Less of a guessing game if you take the ridge, as long as you're comfortable with the climbing.
Did you do it? Pics or it didn’t happen
insane :)
u crazy
And then everything changed
Sick
Holy fuck bro
To someone who’s only done some class 3’s that looks very challenging.
In summer it is rated as a class 4, still a class 4 in winter, just much more difficult when there's snow on top of the rock! ha
This is balls