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Use the large ledge to access the first pitches.
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Looking into the wet, lower part of the second pitch chimney. Very loose rocks in here, so beware!
Roland heading up the 4th class ramp to get around to the right of Unicorn Pinnacle.
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Tim Stich
Jul 25, 2010
“Use the large ledge to access the first pitches.”  

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Chris Baldwin and I simulclimbing the amazing arête for hundreds of feet above Unicorn Spire on a fantastic September day, 2018.
A rough topo of the route. Dawson's 14er guide has a better detailed one.
View from Capitol Lake of the Northwest Buttress.
Summit photo with Joshua Kasumovic.
Chris Baldwin and I simulclimbing the upper headwall of Cap's NW Buttress.
Right after the second pitch, looking up at Unicorn Spire. We went around to the left side, easy climbing with few spots for gear. <br> <br> Photo by Joshua Kasumovic.
The final section of the final pitch looking down into the valley.
Topo of pitches one and two. Disregard my awful msPaint skills. Also there isn't any fixed gear at the base of the chimney as far as I could tell, so save a couple of #2s.
Chris Baldwin and I on Cap's summit. Success up the NW Butt!
Luke Laeser working his way through the first pitch.
The ledge to the start of the climb.
Looking into the wet, lower part of the second pitch chimney. Very loose rocks in here, so beware!
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