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Canadian climber killed in Colorado
July 11, 2012 5:11 AM
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - The body of a Canadian climber has been recovered from a southwest Colorado mountain after he fell to his death in a rain and hail storm. The La Plata County Sheriff's Department says a helicopter crew retrieved the body of 45-year-old Martin Pigeon of Acton-Vale, Quebec,... more » -
'Spiderman' strikes again west of Paris
May 10, 2012 8:47 PM
PARIS (AP) - The French skyscraper climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: This time, on France's new tallest building. Alain Robert scaled the recently heightened First tower in La Defense business district west of Paris on Thursday. Hundreds of onlookers peered out of its windows or craned... more » -
Climber falls 100 feet
April 7, 2012 5:58 PM
El Paso County Sheriff's office says a person has fallen over 100 feet from a ridge on the top of Old Stage Road west of Colorado Springs. El Paso County Sheriff's and Colorado Springs fire responded to the scene. Sheriff's deputies say they aren't sure of the extent of... more » -
Colorado climber's death blamed on moving boulder
July 3, 2011 1:14 PM
SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a Denver woman who was killed on Mount Princeton was struck by a large boulder that was dislodged in a storm. The Chaffee (CHAY'-fee) County coroner said Saturday that 30-year-old Deanna Miller died Thursday of massive internal chest injuries. The death was ruled... more » -
Serious fall reported at Garden of the Gods
May 6, 2011 7:00 PM
Colorado Springs rescue crews are on the way to Garden of the Gods where a climber is reported injured. First reports indicate the climber fell 150 feet. We do not know the extent of the injuries but we do have a news crew on the way. more » -
UCCS professor dies in Utah climbing accident
March 14, 2011 1:20 PM
Authorities say a 70-year-old Colorado Springs man was killed in a climbing accident, but his 57-year-old brother was rescued after being stranded for at least three days on a ledge in a remote Utah canyon. Wayne County sheriff's official Tal Ehlers tells the Salt Lake Tribune that rescuers began... more » -
Experienced climber from Colorado Springs dies in hiking accident
July 27, 2010 6:59 PM
The San Miguel County Coroner says a Colorado Springs man has died while climbing in Telluride. Retired Army Colonel Peter Topp was killed when he was hit with boulders that came tumbling down behind a climber above him. He was in a "treacherous" area between El Diente Peak... more » -
Climber rescued from cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park
July 22, 2010 9:15 AM
A 27-year-old woman has been rescued after hanging for hours from a cliff wall on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Officials say four park rangers who were flown by helicopter to the top of the more than 14,000-foot mountain climbed down to help Carolyn Davidson early Wednesday... more » -
Climber's body recovered in St. Helens crater
February 17, 2010 11:16 AM
Authorities say the body of a climber who fell into the crater atop Mount St. Helens has been recovered. The Skamania County Sheriff's office says the body of Joseph Bohlig was found Tuesday, more than a day after the 52-year-old man tumbled 1,500 feet. Bohlig, of Kelso, Wash., reached... more » -
Body recovered from Mt. St. Helens crater
February 16, 2010 6:52 PM
The body of a climber who fell into Mt. St. Helens crater has been recovered, according to a Washington state sheriff. Joseph Bohlig, 52, and his climbing group reached the mouth of the crater Monday following a four hour climb. He handed his camera to a fellow climber to... more »
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