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High-altitude, 30-plus mile route on Continental Divide attracts uber athletes — and rescue missions

“There are multiple sections where, if you slip or make a mistake, you’re going to fall to your death”

A member of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, a volunteer rescue team that operates in Boulder County, in the pink pants, assists a climber who got stuck on the north side of Mount Toll Aug. 31 on a section of the so-called LA Freeway, a traverse of more than 30 miles from Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park to the Arapaho Peaks. It was one of three missions that rescue team performed in one week on the LA Freeway that required helicopter assets. (Rocky Mountain Rescue Group/provided by Drew Hildner)
A member of the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, a volunteer rescue team that operates in Boulder County, in the pink pants, assists a climber who got stuck on the north side of Mount Toll Aug. 31 on a section of the so-called LA Freeway, a traverse of more than 30 miles from Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park to the Arapaho Peaks. It was one of three missions that rescue team performed in one week on the LA Freeway that required helicopter assets. (Rocky Mountain Rescue Group/provided by Drew Hildner)
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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"There are multiple sections where, if you slip or make a mistake, you're going to fall to your death."
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