June, 1988
An Unknown climber was ascending a face near No-Name Creek with 30 feet of rope between the last piece of protection and climber, while climbing 20 feet off the ground. The climber impacted a boulder at the base, resulting in a skull fracture that contributed to the climber's death 2 hours later.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1989
June 25, 1988
Mike Collett was rappelling International Wall when the rope became tangled and he free-climbed to free it. He slipped and fell 60' through a chimney where he caught the rope on his way down while his partner stopped the fall.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1989
July, 1988
Wyman Bontrager was climbing a crack system above No-Name Creek when he fell 30 feet, suffering ankle and spinal fractures.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1989
March 1, 1993
Marshall Trom was ice-climbing Glenwood Falls when he fell 200' to his death.Source: Rocky Mountain News
June 7, 1999
Justin Lee Stewart fell 60 feet over a cliff face while hiking to Hanging Lake. He did not survive the fall. According to an email from his father Brian, he was not experienced with loose rock typical of the area, having hiked only on the east coast before, but was prone to taking risks: "Other hikers had reportedly witnessed him passing a barrier that apparently indicated loose ledge that ultimately gave away".Source: Rocky Mountain News / Brian Stewart
Flat Top Mountain - Garfield County Highpoint