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The entire route from near the summit, July 2003. K2 is the peak to the right, Daly is behind to the left. You can make out the knife edge just in front of K2, as well as the overhanging cliff that forces you to drop north from K2.
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The knife edge and Capitol's summit.
On the Knife Edge Ridge.
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Joseph Proulx
Nov 16, 2004
“The entire route from near the summit, July 2003. K2 is the peak to the right, Daly is behind to the left. You can make out the knife edge just in front of K2, as well as the overhanging cliff that forces you to drop north from K2.”  

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