Accident victim account of a fall on steep snow, and subsequent evacuation, Rocky Mountain National Park,
January 29, 2011: The Luckiest Saturday of My Life
Rescue of an injured climber off the Redguard Route, Eldorado Springs Canyon State Park: June 26, 2010: Narrative description with photos of the rescue operation
involving an unusually long cliff evacuation.
Rescue of injured climber, Eldorado Springs Canyon State Park: April 27, 2008: Narrative description with photos of a complex rescue of an injured climber from a mid-cliff ledge.
Avalanche
See our Avalanche Page for analysis of avalanche accidents.
Climbing - Anchor Failure
In 2000, a climbing anchor that included a taped-over splice of nylon webbing,
along with an improperly clipped section, led to its failure and the death
of a climber at Happy Hour Crag in Boulder Canyon.
Download a
presentation on the accident (17 pp, PDF, 500 KB).
