On Monday morning, the rescue team hiked to the area above Ypsilon Lake and recovered the victim's body via a helicopter long-line, park officials said. Three Sisters Falls: California woman falls to her death after trying to save teen Rescue team recovered victim's body Monday morning Oregon's Multnomah Falls: Man dies after falling nearly 200 feet while hiking with family “Because of his location, the park requested assistance from a Colorado Air National Guard helicopter from Buckley Air Force Base to extricate the male climbing partner via a hoist operation, using a winch operated cable,” park officials said in the release.įree solo climbing is when a person climbs without ropes or other protective equipment. The man was not injured, park officials said. The two climbers, who are from Boulder, Colorado, were climbing on the Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge, which is located on Ypsilon Mountain on the east side of the park. The woman’s climbing partner, a 27-year-old man, called park rangers after she fell, and Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue Team members located him Sunday night, Rocky Mountain National Park officials said in a news release Monday. A 26-year-old woman died after falling about 500 feet while free-solo climbing at the Rocky Mountain National Park Sunday, park officials said.
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