COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-
A hiker who was stranded overnight in a heavy spring storm on the slopes of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak was rescued Monday, authorities said.
The 41-year-old man was not injured, The Gazette newspaper reported on its Web site. His name was not released.
The man was hiking alone Sunday and had encountered deeper snow than he expected, incident commander Brian Kinsey said. He didn’t have snow shoes, Kinsey said.
The man set up a small tent but it collapsed under the weight of the snow, Kinsey told The Gazette.
The man called for help on his cell phone at about midnight and waited for rescuers at about the 12,000-foot level. He was found at about 10 a.m.
Steven Sperry, a spokesman for El Paso County Search and Rescue, said rescuers did not immediately know where the man was from or why he decided to hike in bad weather.
Pikes Peak is just west of Colorado Springs.
