Boulder Area Accidents Data (Condensed)


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Date Location Type
October 10, 1948Flatirons : 1stFall
Early 1952Boulder AreaFall - Not Fatal
April 6, 1952Boulder : Stonewall Canyon: Ft ColllinsFall - Not Fatal
August 16, 1953Flatirons : 1stFall - Not Fatal
August 7, 1955Flatirons : Devil's ThumbFall - Not Fatal
August 9, 1957Boulder Canyon: Castle RockFall - Not Fatal
March 14, 1958Flatirons : 1stSlid down on Stomach
October 17, 1958Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - Not Fatal
August 7, 1960Boulder : Dome RockPiton Came out -not Fatal
November 5, 1960Flatirons : 2ndPiton Came out -not Fatal
November 20, 1960Boulder : AmpitheaterFall - Not Fatal
July 9, 1961Flatirons : 1stFall
July 30, 1961Flatirons : 3rdFall - Not Fatal
September 2, 1961Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
July 6, 1962Boulder Canyon: Castle RockPiton Came out -not Fatal
September 29, 1963Eldorado Canyon : Grand GiraffeFall - not Fatal
February 22, 1967Flatirons : 3rdFall
March 26, 1967Boulder Canyon: Castle RockFall
October 7, 1967Boulder : AmpitheaterFall
June 5, 1968Flatirons : 3rdFall
May 12, 1969Boulder : Dome RockChockstone Broke off - Not fatal
March 3, 1971Eldorado CanyonFall
March 3, 1971Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
November 24, 1972Eldorado CanyonTangled in ropes - paralyzed
August 13, 1973Flatirons : 4thFall - Not Fatal
December 2, 1973Flatirons : 3rdFall
December 2, 1973Flatirons : 3rdFall - Not Fatal
June 4, 1984Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
February 1, 1986Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
May 8, 1986Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - Not Fatal
May 10, 1986Flatirons : 3rdFall
May 12, 1986Flatirons : 2ndFall - Not Fatal
May 19, 1986Flatirons : 2ndFall - Rescued
June 1, 1986Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
June 21, 1986Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallRockfall
June 24, 1986Flatirons : Seal RockFall
October 26, 1986Flatirons : Bear Creek CanyonFall; Piton Pulled out
June 9, 1905Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall
April 3, 1988Eldorado SpringsFall - Not Fatal
June 25, 1988Eldorado CanyonLightning
June 25, 1988Boulder : Eldora SpringsLightning
October 8, 1988Eldorado SpringsRockfall- Not Fatal
June 24, 1989Boulder : Dome RockJumped - Unable to dowclimb - not fatal
October 25, 1989Boulder Canyon: Castle RockRockfall
February 9, 1990Boulder CanyonFall - Ice climbing
June 13, 1990Eldorado CanyonFall
March 31, 1991Flatirons : Maiden RockFall
June 11, 1991Boulder FallsFall
May 24, 1992Boulder : Dome RockFall - Not Fatal
June 12, 1992Flatirons : Front Porch RockFall
July 4, 1992Boulder : Dream CanyonFall
March 7, 1993Flatirons : 3rdFall
June 5, 1993Flatirons : 3rdRappel Failure - Not Fatal
August 8, 1993Eldorado CanyonProtection Pulled Out
September 19, 1993Eldorado Canyon Wind Towers Protection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
October 1, 1993Boulder CanyonFall
October 23, 1993Boulder : Flagstaff MountainFall - Not Fatal
May 27, 1994Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
June 12, 1994Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallRockfall - Not Fatal
June 18, 1994Eldorado Canyon : The BastilleProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
June 29, 1994Eldorado Canyon : The BastilleProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
July 11, 1994Eldorado Canyon : SupremacyProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
September 10, 1994Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - Not Fatal
February 18, 1995Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallStranded
June 11, 1995Eldorado Canyon : Hand CrackFall - Not Fatal
June 26, 1995Flatirons : 1stFall
July 25, 1995Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
September 1, 1995Flatirons : 2ndFall
September 3, 1995FlatironsFall
October 7, 1995Eldorado State ParkFall - Not Fatal
May 6, 1996Eldorado State ParkFall
May 22, 1996Eldorado State ParkProtection Pulled Out
May 27, 1996Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - Not Fatal
June 1, 1996Eldorado Canyon : Bastille CrackFall - Not Fatal
June 8, 1996Flatirons : 1stFall - Not Fatal
June 30, 1996Eldorado Canyon Wind Towers Fall - Not Fatal
September 10, 1996Boulder : Jumping RockFall
September 25, 1996Boulder : Dome RockProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
September 29, 1996Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallRockfall - Not Fatal
April 1, 1997Eldorado Canyon Wind Towers Fall
January 17, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall
February 8, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
February 22, 1998Eldorado CanyonRockfall - Not Fatal
March 25, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
June 7, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
June 27, 1998Boulder CanyonProtection Pulled Out
June 27, 1998Boulder CanyonProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
August 8, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
September 6, 1998Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
August 8, 1999Flatirons : Green Mountain PinnacleFall - Rescued
February 26, 2000Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag Fall - Not Fatal
April 20, 2000Boulder Canyon : Happy Hour Crag Rappel Anchor Pulled Out
July 27, 2000Eldorado Canyon : BastilleProtection Pulled Out - Not Fatal
November 24, 2000Flatirons : 1stFall - Not Fatal
July 5, 2001Eldorado Canyon : BastilleFall - Not Fatal
February 5, 2002Boulder CanyonFall
February 24, 2002Flatirons : 1stFall
October 12, 2002Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
October 26, 2002Boulder : Dome RockFall
July, 2003Boulder CanyonPinned by rock
August 17, 2003Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
September 2003Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
September 5, 2003Eldorado Canyon Wind TowersFall - Not Fatal
September 7, 2003Boulder Canyon: Elephant ButtressRockfall - Not Fatal
September 7, 2003Boulder Canyon: Elephant ButtressRockfall - Not Fatal
May 23, 2004Eldorado CanyonFall - Not Fatal
June 22, 2004Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
October 10, 2004Boulder CanyonFall
October 10, 2004Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
October 21, 2004Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - Strangled by Rope
April 2, 2005Boulder CanyonFall
May 24, 2005Boulder Canyon : Animal World Rock Rappel top rope not tied - not fatal
May 28, 2005Boulder Canyon: Elephant ButtressProtection Pulled Out
May 28, 2005Flatirons : Mt. SanitasFall - Not Fatal
June 5, 2005Boulder CanyonFall - Not Fatal
January 26, 2006Eldorado CanyonFall
May 15, 2006Flatirons : 2ndFall - Not Fatal
July 13, 2006Eldorado Canyon: Red Garden WallFall - not fatal
July 27, 2006Flatirons : 1stLost/Stranded


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