“Others were still missing after the huge serac broke and fell, sweeping away several climbers and stranding as many as a dozen mountaineers above a steep gully without ropes at a height of about 27,000 feet, not far from the summit.”
The New York Times covers the story.
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Colorado climber falls to her death
June 29, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Colorado Springs Gazette:
“A Divide woman fell to her death Saturday morning while nearing the summit of the 14,197-foot Crestone Needle, located in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo range in south-central Colorado.”