Rescue After 500' Fall on Mt. Yale

kwhit24 · Post by **kwhit24** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 2:30 pm

https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/r ... 66c26.html

Happened Friday night off East Ridge route. Broken bones, head injury, hypothermia and frostbite due to the extreme conditions. Glad there was a good out come here and her hiking partner was able to activate the emergency beacon on their InReach.

Hats off to the SAR team that was out there over night and got them supplies until the helicopter could get them out safely in the morning!

If you haven't please purchase the COSAR card and support the SAR teams! https://dola.colorado.gov/sar/cardPurchase.jsf

Wentzl · Post by **Wentzl** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 3:27 pm

The write up of the rescue is one of the better SAR stories I have read.

Hope the fallen climber comes out of it ok.

justiner · Post by **justiner** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 4:09 pm

Wow. 12400' (as reported, probably to be taken with a grain of salt) is not all that far into the ridge - I think the turnoff from the CT is at 11,700. 500' is a tremendous fall all the way to treeline.

climbingcue · Post by **climbingcue** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:17 pm

Amazing work to every team that went out and saved the hiker. Thank you all for you hard work and dedication.

Gueza · Post by **Gueza** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 6:57 pm

Incredible effort by all involved

daway8 · Post by **daway8** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:31 pm

Wow, that's an amazing rescue story! Hope she's able to fully recover, though it sounds like it will certainly be a very long road to recovery...

Jim Davies · Post by **Jim Davies** » Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:02 pm

CCSAR-N's report: http://chaffeecountysarnorth.org/1674-2/

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