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08/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/17/2025 17:15
Climber Incident on Petit Grepon in Rocky Mountain National Park
Date:
August 17, 2025
Contact: Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer
Contact: Park Information Office, (970) 586-1206
August 17, 2025
Contact: Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer
Contact: Park Information Office, (970) 586-1206
This morning, park rangers were notified that a 26-year-old male climber had taken a roped fall on the South Face of Petit Grepon in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), resulting in lower leg injuries. With the help of his partner, the climber was able to rappel to the base of the route where a hasty team of park rangers provided medical care.
Meanwhile, a RMNP Search and Rescue litter team carried equipment to the base of Timberline Falls for a possible guiding line operation. At 3 p.m. park rangers were assisted by a Colorado Army National Guard helicopter from Buckley Space Force Base to extricate the man via a hoist operation. Colorado Hoist Rescue Team assisted with helicopter hoist operations.
The man was taken to further medical care from Upper Beaver Meadows. No further information is available at this time.
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