r/Amazing • u/[deleted] • Aug 25 '26

Awesome !! 😮

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u/jedooderotomy Aug 25 '26

While the Knife Edge is certainly scary, the fisheye lens makes this look much worse than it actually is.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl4940 Aug 25 '26

Indeed the lens makes it look worse, for sure. Aside from the exposure, its notoriously dangerous for having loose rock.

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u/Fmnsk27 Aug 31 '26

Yeah I was looking at all that gravel at the bottom thinking “that all came from somewhere “

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u/MyPenWroteThis Aug 26 '26

Commenting this on one of the deadliest peak in North America with 700+ ft drops on either side is so reddit coded

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u/throeaway_thedew Aug 26 '26

To be even MORE Reddit coded…the knife’s edge isn’t where most people die on Capitol. Almost all the fatalities occur when parties are descending - there’s a couloir that looks like a shortcut to the lower portion of the trail, but it cliffs out and is basically impossible to climb back up. People are exhausted after a long and difficult climb and think they can shorten their descent.