ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.—Two climbers have been rescued after falling 300 to 400 feet while descending a steep snow-covered slope in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says three family members and a climbing guide were tied together while descending a slope Tuesday when one group member lost his footing, causing all four to fall to the bottom of a gorge.
All the climbers were hurt. Rescuers carried out two, while the other two walked out.
Forty-year-old Steve Johnson of Boulder, a guide from the Colorado Mountain School in Estes Park, suffered a broken leg. He was released late Tuesday from an Estes Park hospital.
A 15-year-old climber suffered deep neck bruises but was released the next morning.
The others suffered bumps, bruises and strains.
