Dangerous areas on Capitol
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Gandalf69
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Dangerous areas on Capitol
In 2017 5 people died on this mountain. Last year 1 person died, and also last week the mountain claimed another life. In 2017, 3 of the 5 deaths were people who went down the wrong way. They were looking for a shortcut to the lake going down the "death gully", which ends in massive cliffs. 2 of the other 5 deaths in 2017 were people who fell on the knife edge, and also from a loose rock in a exposed area. Here are my pictures of some of the areas, so I feel like discussion is more helpful here.
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- From high on the face looking over the ridge
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- Exposure. It's very easy to climb right into areas with these drops
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- The top of the death gully. K2 in the background
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Last edited by Gandalf69 on Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
"There's always the possibility that some a**hole will be offended." -Clint Eastwood, Escape from Alcatraz
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
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Gandalf69
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Re: Death on Capitol
Yes I replied, but to add some more pictures.
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- Just after the ridge ends, and the climbing steepens. While it looks tame where the people are, it can easily change.
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- More exposure. This is from the face area, close to the final push to the summit
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- The knife edge
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"There's always the possibility that some a**hole will be offended." -Clint Eastwood, Escape from Alcatraz
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
