Colorado 14er No. 30 - Capitol Peak - Photos taken by The Climber

This was The Climber's last climb.

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Capitol Peak trailhead to Capitol Lake - Photos along the trail, including several of The Climber: Thumbnails / Full-size

Capitol Lake to K2 (subpeak of Capitol Peak) - Photos along the trail: Thumbnails / Full-size

Face of K2 (subpeak of Capitol Peak): Thumbnails / Full-size

K2 to Capitol Peak - Photos along the route: Thumbnails / Full-size

On and around the summit of Capitol Peak: Thumbnails / Full-size

The Knife Edge (part of the ridgeline leading to/from Capitol Peak): Thumbnails / Full-size

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Capitol Peak trailhead to Capitol Lake - Photos along the trail, including several of The Climber:

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Capitol Lake to K2 (subpeak of Capitol Peak) - Photos along the trail:

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Face of K2 (subpeak of Capitol Peak)

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K2 to Capitol Peak - Photos along the route:

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On and around the summit of Capitol Peak)

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The Knife Edge, part of the ridgeline leading to/from Capitol Peak) - Photos along the trail:

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The Climber's descent abruptly ended here, on the face of K2 - see detail.

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Capitol Peak trailhead to Capitol Lake - Photos along the trail, including several of The Climber:

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Face of K2 (subpeak of Capitol Peak) - Full-size photos:

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K2 to Capitol Peak - Full-size photos along the route:

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The Climber's descent abruptly ended here, on the face of K2 - see detail (text).

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The Climber's descent abruptly ended here, on the face of K2 - see detail (text).

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The Climber's descent abruptly ended here, on the face of K2 - see detail (text).

Photos of Photos of K2, it's face and the surrounding area after "The Climber's" death. "The Climber's" body is visible as a dark spot in the distance in some of these photos.

Five months before The Climber's death, he wrote this in a letter to immediate and extended family:

Editor's note - with reference to this quote, see Philippians 3:14 in the Bible.

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