July, 1965
"In July, 1965, when our 12 man patrol was on the third day of the Basic expedition, we learned of the disappearance of a boy (Robert Rossetter, of St. Charles, Illinois) from the nearby Ashcrofter Boys camp. He had been last seen on Trail Rider Pass. We had climbed Whitehouse and Treasure Mountains and glissaded down Bear Basin in the rain, but instead of returning to the main camp, we then joined another 120 students and instructors from Outward Bound in another three days of search and rescue. The loose rocks, steep cliffs and heavy timber of the Crystal River basin made for difficult searching. The boy's body was finally found in the river by an Outward Bound instructor. Some thought that the boy had fallen through a snow bridge."Source: Email from Rob Jackson
July 4, 1993
Evelyn Hoffman was hit by a falling Rock while hiking the Ute Trail. She was released from Aspen Valley Hospital in stable condition.Source: Rocky Mountain News
July 27, 1995
Danielle DeKeyser fell to her death on Mount Sopris' East side. Her body was found on the East side of the the peak.Source: Rocky Mountain News
October 12, 1996
Jake MacNelly, son of the famous cartoonist of the comic "Shoe" was setting up rappel after completing Diehard Rock when he fell 75 feet from the top of the route to his death.Source: Rocky Mountain News
July 15, 2005
Terry Hale and his wife were hiking the Lost Man Lake trail when Terry slipped on snow and ended up breaking his leg in three places. He was carried out with help from Aspen Mountain Rescue.Source: Aspen Times
July 18, 2006
A young woman passed out while hiking the Ute trail and was carried out bY Search and Rescue.Source: Aspen Times
Castle Peak - Pitkin County Highpoint