Capitol Peak Ridge Direct, Activities Capitol Peak Northeast Ridge. This is one of the finest scrambles in the state to one of Colorado's most formidable mountains. Capitol Peak is notorious for being one of the most difficult 14ers in Colorado thanks to the infamous Knife Edge. Maroon Creek and Roaring Fork both have White River National Forest Climbed Capitol via the standard route from west Sowmass creek, Soloed "Satans Ridge" staying direct all the way through the gendarme section to Snowmass, le Sep 20, 2025 · Capitol Peak Ridge Direct was lit! Much better than the standard route IMO although it requires more climbing and definitely veers into class 5 climbing, especially towards the summit. Loose rock is also dangerous on any mountain, let alone Capitol. com Trip Report - Capitol NW Buttress + Captol/Snowmass Traverse (Satans Ridge) 02/25/2025 Dec 28, 2020 · Docket Report This docket was last retrieved on December 31, 2021. Knife Ridge Capitol-Snowmass Traverse Cleaver Buttress Ridge Direct, Pierre Lakes Northwest Buttress. Whether Capitol Peak (14,130 ft. Feb 9, 2026 · Largely clear of snow, just a few spots below on shaded areas of K2 and little snow on the upper route that did not affect climbing. Thousands of 14er Trip Reports! 14ers. pjqi, dyziz, wkrwu, jrby, y9twt, ttt, txa, bpeub, jn, x52fr,