A 26-year-old woman fell to her death during a free-solo climb in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The woman fell 500 feet on Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon Mountain located in Rocky Mountain National Park.A 26-year-old woman fell to her death during a free-solo climb in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to the National Park Service.from the agency detailed the woman’s fatal 500-foot on July 9, noting that she had been climbing Four Aces of Blitzen Ridge on Ypsilon Mountain. The ridge climb is located on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
“Because of his location, the park requested assistance from a Colorado Air National Guard helicopter from Buckley Air Force Base to extricate the male climbing partner via a hoist operation, using a winch-operated cable,” it stated.
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