ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — Rescue crews have retrieved the body of a climber who died in a fall Saturday while ice climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The National Park Service said the 42-year-old man was climbing the “All Mixed Up” ice-climbing route on Saturday. Visitors reported the man’s death about 2:30 p.m. via cellphone.
Rangers say the man was part of a two-person climbing team that was climbing the route above Mills Lake on Thatchtop Mountain, located between the Loch Vale and Glacier Gorge drainages. They said Mills Lake is 3 miles up the Glacier Gorge Trailhead, and the base of the “All Mixed Up” climb, located 1,200 feet above the lake on the mountain, is difficult and dangerous.
The rescue of the victim was delayed until Sunday because of the remote location, terrain, limited daylight and weather, rangers say.
Authorities said the man is from Denver but will not release his name until today.
