A climber died Tuesday after falling from a mountainous route in Summit County, stranding two others, according to the sheriff’s office.
The three-person climbing group was scaling the “Hasta la Vista Amichi” route near Officers Gulch at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, north of Copper Mountain on Interstate 70, according to a news release from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. That’s when one of them fell.
The fallen climber had most of the group’s climbing gear, leaving the other two stranded on the rock, sheriff’s officials said.
Rescuers said the climber died at the scene.
The climber’s identity and cause of death will be released by the Summit County Coroner’s Office.
“This is a tragic loss, and our hearts are with the climber’s family and loved ones,” Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons stated in the release. “I’m grateful to our deputies and the Summit County Rescue Group for safely evacuating the surviving climbers and recovering the victim.”
“Hasta la Vista Amichi” is a bolted sport climbing route rated 5.7, according to the Mountain Project. Class 5 is where hiking ends and climbing begins — ropes, belaying and fall protection are typically required.
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