1977
Mark Baines was climbing a technical route on Royal Mountain unroped when he fell to his death.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1978
June 23, 1979
Bob French was leading a route on the 10,385' point near Royal Mountain when he fell 40 feet. His protection did not withstand the fall and he dislocated his ankle upon impact.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1980
July 2, 1979
Ron Swett was rappelling Royal Mountain when the knot in the square-knot anchor tied to a tree came loose and he fell 40 feet. He sustained head injuries since he was not wearing a helmet and was in a coma until a few days later, when he recovered.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1980
August 5, 1979
John Wood and Christina Moir were descending Red Peak via a glissade down a couloir on the West Ridge when Wood requested to halt the glissade due to steep conditions. Moir went anyway, losing control. Wood grabbed Moir in an attempt to stop her, but both slid down the couloir, impacting the sides of it. Moir hiked down to render assistance for Wood, who sufferd broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He was evacuated via helicopter.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1980
August 9, 1981
An unknown climber was struck and killed by lightning on Mount Guyot.Source: www.crh.noaa.gov
September 5, 1983
Donald Thomas was trying to retrieve his dog from a narrow ledge that it had wandered onto on Mount Powell when he fell to his death 200 feet into a gully.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1984
July 1987
An unknown Fisherman was ascending a 50 degree snowfield en route to Bubble Lake during thunderstorms when he slipped and slid 600 feet impacting rock. He suffered a broken leg.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1988
December 2, 1990
Two unknown males were ascending a slope on a peak near Copper Mountain when an avalanche swept them downward, burying one who did not survive.Source: Rocky Mountain News
July 6, 1996
K. D. was ascending the Northwest couloir on Mount Powell without protection because of poor snow conditions and fell down the couloir, impacting the sides. He suffered broken arms and collarbones.Source: Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1997
July 4, 2003
A 12 year-old boy was climbing Peak 8 with his family when he slid 200 feet attempting to glissade, suffering cuts, head injuries, and leg fractures.Source: summitdaily.com
March 7, 2004
Two unknown ice climbers were caught in an avalanche near Mount Lincoln but were covered.Source: summitdaily.com
April 7, 2004
Two male Copper Mountain Resort employees, 18 and 20 years old, became stranded on "Three Tiers" just south of I-70 after following the Wheeler Trail from Copper Mountain. They spent the night on the ledge before they were rescued the following day in hypothermic states.Source: summitdaily.com
August 1, 2004
Mary Katherine Wiper was struck by lightning in Little French Gulch near Breckenridge. She perished before help could arrive to resuscitate her.Source: summitdaily.com
August 10, 2004
An unknown male was hiking the trail on Mt. Royal with one arm in a cast and the other to be operated on soon. He slipped and broke his leg on a loose section of trail. Rescuers were notified by his friend hiking with him and later and carried him out.Source: summitdaily.com
Grays Peak - Summit County Highpoint