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Fatal fall exposes the risk rock-scramblers take by not using ropes

Bailee Mulholland’s death reminds Boulder subculture that even the most experienced climbers can make mistakes

Bailee Mulholland, shown here on the Third Flatiron in Boulder, was killed July 9 on Ypsilon Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park while scrambling the Blitzen Ridge unroped. A vibrant member of Boulder's scrambling community, Mulholland was 26. (Jacob Winey, provided by Bill Wright)
Bailee Mulholland, shown here on the Third Flatiron in Boulder, was killed July 9 on Ypsilon Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park while scrambling the Blitzen Ridge unroped. A vibrant member of Boulder’s scrambling community, Mulholland was 26. (Jacob Winey, provided by Bill Wright)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Michael Reese, another club member who often begins his days running up the Flatirons, said Mulholland was the best female scrambler in Boulder.
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