A 37-year-old man from Fort Collins was rescued Sunday night from Rocky Mountain National Park after he fell while rock climbing.
According to a news release, park rangers received word Sunday afternoon that the climber had been injured after a roughly 30-foot roped fall in a mixed route on Taylor Peak. A Northern Colorado Med Evac air ambulance assisted the park’s Search and Rescue team with finding the man.
Due to the climber’s location and injuries, the park also requested help from a Colorado National Guard helicopter from Buckley Air Force Base to extricate the man, the release stated.
The man was hoisted from the scene at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, brought to Upper Beaver Meadows and then taken to Estes Park Health by ambulance.
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