Capitol Peak: Viewer Recommended Mediocre Approved - Mountain trips
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Date: 2023-01-17
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travel
After 43 years of natural medicine practice, and watching most of your videos, I cannot believe what you choose to eat and drink before, during, and after your incredible climbs, and other adventures, consisting and based upon moderate to severe physical expenditures. Blake really needs to completely shift his diet from carbs, gluten, and processed sugar, to high saturated fat from died meat, cheese, and for a healthy carb source, dried fruit. Buying a dehydrator could easily help all of you to eat for high performance and not walk the path of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and a variety of completely preventable GI problems. Danny's need to vomit seen in many videos is directly related to eating gluten, sugar, and drinking soda; these problems would easily stop by simply eating healthy high fat foods to maintain blood sugar and energy reserves drinking clean water, and eating dried fruit for needed sugar and antioxidants.
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After 43 years of natural medicine practice, and watching most of your videos, I cannot believe what you choose to eat and drink before, during, and after your incredible climbs, and other adventures, consisting and based upon moderate to severe physical expenditures. Blake really needs to completely shift his diet from carbs, gluten, and processed sugar, to high saturated fat from died meat, cheese, and for a healthy carb source, dried fruit. Buying a dehydrator could easily help all of you to eat for high performance and not walk the path of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and a variety of completely preventable GI problems. Danny's need to vomit seen in many videos is directly related to eating gluten, sugar, and drinking soda; these problems would easily stop by simply eating healthy high fat foods to maintain blood sugar and energy reserves drinking clean water, and eating dried fruit for needed sugar and antioxidants.
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2199SPUDMAN
What you guys did was way cool, but how you did it was exceedingly dangerous. You are very fortunate that nothing bad happened. As an ultra-endurance effort, it was awesome. As a safe mountaineering effort to be emulated, it was a bad example. I didn't see any hardhats, any self-rescue equipment, bad-weather gear (packs were really small, or proper boots. If either of you had made one wrong step and wrenched or broken an ankle, you'd have been in serious trouble. That exposed traverse at 9: 00. no protection all. If you fell, you were dead. Lots of risks on lots of loose rock with high exposure. Glad nothing bad happened, but I would have enjoyed the video more if you both had taken your safety more seriously.
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What you guys did was way cool, but how you did it was exceedingly dangerous. You are very fortunate that nothing bad happened. As an ultra-endurance effort, it was awesome. As a safe mountaineering effort to be emulated, it was a bad example. I didn't see any hardhats, any self-rescue equipment, bad-weather gear (packs were really small, or proper boots. If either of you had made one wrong step and wrenched or broken an ankle, you'd have been in serious trouble. That exposed traverse at 9: 00. no protection all. If you fell, you were dead. Lots of risks on lots of loose rock with high exposure. Glad nothing bad happened, but I would have enjoyed the video more if you both had taken your safety more seriously.
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AC
Could I climb that mountain? Yes, I probably could. However, the most important question is whether I would want to climb that mountain? No, I probably would not want to climb that mountain. Im not afraid of heights in most situations, and I have a fair amount of survival knowledge in the mountains. However, I like to climb mountains for fun, and not to scare the ever living $hi- out of me!
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Could I climb that mountain? Yes, I probably could. However, the most important question is whether I would want to climb that mountain? No, I probably would not want to climb that mountain. Im not afraid of heights in most situations, and I have a fair amount of survival knowledge in the mountains. However, I like to climb mountains for fun, and not to scare the ever living $hi- out of me!
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Dale
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.
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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.
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Jeff
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!
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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!
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Brian
Awesome video and an amazing hike. My question is do you think some with relatively little mountain experience could complete this hike? I'm in good shape and did Half dome last year, but something this gnarly looks so intriguing to me. What an incredible experience. If I completed some other 14ers could I knock this one down you think?
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Awesome video and an amazing hike. My question is do you think some with relatively little mountain experience could complete this hike? I'm in good shape and did Half dome last year, but something this gnarly looks so intriguing to me. What an incredible experience. If I completed some other 14ers could I knock this one down you think?
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soren
Would be really cool if you checked out the other 3 of Colorado's great 4 traverses. Little Bear - Blanca, Crestone Peak - Crestone Needle, Wilson - El Diente, and you already did the bells. Honestly I think you chose the least enjoyable of the 4, LB - Blanca is awesome
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Would be really cool if you checked out the other 3 of Colorado's great 4 traverses. Little Bear - Blanca, Crestone Peak - Crestone Needle, Wilson - El Diente, and you already did the bells. Honestly I think you chose the least enjoyable of the 4, LB - Blanca is awesome
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Scott
Great video! I hope to make it out to Colorado for some 14ers, but probably not Capitol. though it looks awesome. And I love any brand or flavor of those packaged pies. Hostess, Little Debbie, apple, cherry, lemon, berry. they are all like rocket fuel on long hikes.
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Great video! I hope to make it out to Colorado for some 14ers, but probably not Capitol. though it looks awesome. And I love any brand or flavor of those packaged pies. Hostess, Little Debbie, apple, cherry, lemon, berry. they are all like rocket fuel on long hikes.
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Chris
what's your camera set up? Cuz I see you doing vlogging shots while having the go pro on your person. I'm asking, because I'm thinking of incorporating a similar set up to get climbing shots: i. e. a mirrorless camera AND a go pro to get smoother action shots
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what's your camera set up? Cuz I see you doing vlogging shots while having the go pro on your person. I'm asking, because I'm thinking of incorporating a similar set up to get climbing shots: i. e. a mirrorless camera AND a go pro to get smoother action shots
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rob060
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.
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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.
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Cody
A place you might want to try is the Tehipite Valley (or dome. It rivals yosemite, but it is in some remote back country in the north of King's Canyon, with some rough unmaintained trails. Only need a NSF wilderness pass so it is cheap.
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A place you might want to try is the Tehipite Valley (or dome. It rivals yosemite, but it is in some remote back country in the north of King's Canyon, with some rough unmaintained trails. Only need a NSF wilderness pass so it is cheap.
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desviz
You guys would enjoy the Enchantment Traverse in the North Central Cascades in WA - it takes a permit but for trail runners, its OK to just go. Very scenic. For more crazy, do the Bailey Range Traverse in the Olympics, again in WA.
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You guys would enjoy the Enchantment Traverse in the North Central Cascades in WA - it takes a permit but for trail runners, its OK to just go. Very scenic. For more crazy, do the Bailey Range Traverse in the Olympics, again in WA.
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Awd
Danny you are nothing but an amazing mountaineer.
good luck man and thanks for filming and sharing
by the way, why do you guys run for climbing and descending?
isn't it harmful for knees specially carrying stuff along?
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Danny you are nothing but an amazing mountaineer.
good luck man and thanks for filming and sharing
by the way, why do you guys run for climbing and descending?
isn't it harmful for knees specially carrying stuff along?
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hogan
You guys should try Snowmass Peak. IMO it's just as interesting, varied, and fun as Capitol Peak (especially if you bring your skis. It wasn't quite as extreme as Capitol with exposure, but the views are just as killer.
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You guys should try Snowmass Peak. IMO it's just as interesting, varied, and fun as Capitol Peak (especially if you bring your skis. It wasn't quite as extreme as Capitol with exposure, but the views are just as killer.
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Enig
I had an old friend lose her life this past weekend on Capitol Peak, she was crossing the knife edge when a rock she was holding onto gave way. This mountain was on my bucket list, but now i'm not so sure. rip Sarah
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I had an old friend lose her life this past weekend on Capitol Peak, she was crossing the knife edge when a rock she was holding onto gave way. This mountain was on my bucket list, but now i'm not so sure. rip Sarah
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Romantic
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!
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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!
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DadeStar
Mediocre Amateur: Great video. How much of a sharp dropoff is that on that final ridge at the end? It looks like a sheer dropoff on both sides but I can't tell for sure in this.
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Mediocre Amateur: Great video. How much of a sharp dropoff is that on that final ridge at the end? It looks like a sheer dropoff on both sides but I can't tell for sure in this.
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Lorenzo
Mediocre fan you guys ever do anything other than Mt. Whitney in CA Sierra Nevada range?
I could recommend a few amazing peaks Ive personally summited out here. :)
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Mediocre fan you guys ever do anything other than Mt. Whitney in CA Sierra Nevada range?
I could recommend a few amazing peaks Ive personally summited out here. :)
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K.
And that's why I watch videos of this mountain and that's good enough for me. With my luck and body weight I'd be on it when one of those slabs decides to come loose.
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And that's why I watch videos of this mountain and that's good enough for me. With my luck and body weight I'd be on it when one of those slabs decides to come loose.
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travel
Second time watching this one, and Ive watched almost all of these videos. But I realized these videos are if wes Anderson made mountaineering movies.
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Second time watching this one, and Ive watched almost all of these videos. But I realized these videos are if wes Anderson made mountaineering movies.
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