Denver (KDVR) – An infected climber was transferred after an audible invitation to help Capitol Peak early on Saturday, after separating from the climbing partner on Friday afternoon.
The climber, whose identity was not identified, was evacuated from the height of Capitol Peak, located in Pitkin Province, following a research that began after his partner invited 911 to a late climber at about 6:52 pm on Friday, according to Mountain Resue Aspen.
MRA, who led the search and rescue efforts, said that the climbers chose to separate after reaching the Capitol-Dali-a common path used by climbers ascending to the height of the Capitol-with one survival while the other continued towards the top.
The climbers agreed to reunite them on the saddle within five hours, according to MRA, who said that the climber who eventually remained chose to go down to ask for help when his partner did not return during this time frame.
In addition to the “critical” information provided by the climber who asked for help, MRA also received a text message from the vehicle that she said she had heard screams for help from the northern side of Capitol Pak, above Capitol Lake.
Mra said that the vehicle was one of the two camps that the disputed climber faced, who had previously faced them while walking towards the corridor and borrowing their phones to order for help.
MRA said she chose to publish a ground team to Capitol Lake to search on foot at 9:51 pm, and in coordination with the Colorado Rescue and Rescue Association to request air aid from the National Guard Training site in Colorado in “First Light”.
MRA said that Careflight of the Rockies also requested from 4 in the morning an air reconnaissance task using night vision glasses, due to “uncertainty” for missing climbers.
Ultimately, the Ground team called the climber at 4:16 am after “several hours” of the search and “continuing audible calls to help.” The climbing injury was confirmed at the time and its approximate location was transferred to Haats to extract it.
MRA said that 21 of its volunteer employees participated in the search and rescue mission-where it represented 265 volunteer hours-and that all of its team was outside the field by 10 am