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Unroped Climber Falls Hundreds Of Feet To Death In Rocky Mountain National Park

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July 31, 2020
A 26-year-old Colorado man fell to his death from Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park/ProfPete via Wikipedia

A 26-year-old Colorado man fell to his death from the east face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park/ProfPete via Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

A young Colorado man climbing at Rocky Mountain National Park without being roped in fell 600-800 feet to his death from the east face of Longs Peak.

The 26-year-old was traversing the Broadway Ledge early Thursday morning when he fell, according to a park release. The incident was reported to rangers from a group of climbers that witnessed the fall and called it in.

Park rangers reached the body of Golden, Colorado, man at the base of Fields Chimney.  

The body was flown by Northern Colorado Interagency Helitak to a helispot in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of the park at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, and then transferred to the Boulder County Coroner.  The man’s name will be released after next of kin are notified.   

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