August 4, 1980
An unknown climber was evacuated after a fall which caused serious injury, cumulating in the victim being found at 1,800 feet of vertical scree climb.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1981
July 29, 1985
Chris Collum was climbing the Flying Buttress with friends, when he fell 30 feet on a 5.7 traverse, only injuring his hip owed to his belayer. He was able to walk out without assistance.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1985
1987
Courtney Bazzano was hit with falling rock while ascending The Loft and suffered head, neck and back injuries.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1988
July 29, 1992
Gary Boyer was attempting a 5.7 rockface on Meeker unroped and fell 1,000 feet to his death. On a sidebar, he had climbed 1 - 2 times a year for four years.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1993
June 14, 1996
Nate Dick fell 800 feet down a snowfield and was unable to self-arrest, in the process severing his carotid artery with his ice axe. He was able to be rescued via a cell-phone call he made when he came to rest.Source: Rocky Mountain News
August 14, 1997
Scot Eden encountered bad weather and attempted to descend from the Dream Weaver Route. He slipped on snow on the Left Gully and failed to self-arrest, impacting rocks and tumbling 100 feet after the initial 200 foot slide. He suffered injuries to his tibia and face. He was rescued.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1998
August 24, 2003
Joan Avins was ascending The Loft when she was hit on the side by a piece of talus knocked loose by a climber above her. She was found by rescue personnel and carried up to the Meeker/Longs saddle where she was lifted out via helicopter.Source: Americasroof.com
September 6, 2004
Matt Zimcke was near the summit climbing from The Loft with friends when a rock dislodged above a handhold that pulled loose, impacting his foot and lacerating his thigh. He was carried down the opposite slope by his party and once in the tress walked out to the Wild Basin Parking lot under his own power using a trekking pole to distribute weight off the injured leg.Source: Emailed Submission (click for adobe pdf) : Casey Flynn
September 3, 2006
Clayton Smith was descending The Loft after reaching the summit when he fell 800 feet to his death.Source: News4
Mount Meeker from Longs Peak