A 28-year-old Boulder woman was injured in an 80-foot to 100-foot roped fall Tuesday morning on a climbing route called Deep Freeze above The Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park, rangers reported.
Park rangers received a 911 call from a cell phone about the incident at 11:15 a.m.
Climber Jane Heung, who was climbing with a partner, was found in steep scree about 500 feet above The Loch, three miles from Glacier Gorge trailhead.
Park rangers reached Heung at 2:30 p.m. She suffered numerous injuries, they said, but was conscious. Rangers lowered her down a steep slope of loose rock to The Loch, where an air ambulance was able to land on the frozen lake.
Flight for Life left shortly after 7 p.m. to transport her to St. Anthony’s Hospital.
Weather conditions and the location permitted helicopter assistance; otherwise, rangers said, a much lengthier rescue operation would have been needed.
A total of 18 rescue personnel reached the Glacier Gorge trailhead at about 8 p.m. Teams of Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue personnel were assisted by Larimer County Search and Rescue and Rocky Mountain Rescue.
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