Climber Falls 15 Feet At Rocky Mountain National Park
Alex Scoville/CPR NewsA climber was seriously injured in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The unidentified 63-year-old man from Boulder was rescued Friday after he fell 15 to 20 feet on Hallett Peak.
The Boulder Daily Camera reports he suffered numerous serious injuries. A climbing partner and two bystanders lowered him to the ground.
Paramedics aided him while they waited for a helicopter to fly him out of the backcountry. He was transferred to another helicopter and flown to a hospital.
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