Aspen, CO Officials Asking for the Return of Stolen ‘Deadly Bells’ Warning Sign

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The iconic โ€œDeadly Bellsโ€ sign near Maroon Lake was stolen in the middle of last summer.

Aspen-Sopris District Rangers are asking the public for help in finding the iconic โ€œDeadly Bellsโ€ warning sign that was stolen last summer.ย A thief was able to unbolt a metal post and make off with the sign that once stood near Maroon Lake and the trailhead that is the gateway to the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area.

โ€œSomeone obviously removed it and walked away with it,โ€ said Karen Schroyer, district ranger of the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District

The sign was placed in a strategic location where hikers and climbers would see the sign on their approach andย warned those about to tackle one of the 14ers that these โ€œare not extreme technical climbs, but they are unbelievably deceptive. The rock is downsloping, rotten, loose and unstable. It kills quickly and without warning.โ€ย The signโ€™s bottom line message was clear and concise: โ€œDO NOT ATTEMPT CLIMB IF NOT QUALIFIEDโ€.

Maroon Bells, CO.

Rangers say the sign was stolen during the Summer of 2017. ย That Summer saw five deaths on Capitol Peak and one on the Maroon Bells and just this last weekend search and rescue were out on Saturday and Sunday rescuing hikers.

ย If you have any information on the theft, please contact the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District.


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