Climber Killed After 300-Feet Fall From Traverse Between 2 Colorado 14ers On Saturday, September 11, at approximately 8:00 am, FRECOM Emergency Dispatch received a call about a 44-year-old male climber who was overdue in returning from climbing Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle in Colorado. The man has been identified as Jeremy Fuerst, a Washington state pastor, according to officials and the Lutheran Church. It’s not yet clear how he fell. At around […] Climbing CragBrains | September 14, 2021 0 Comments
Video: Daring Helicopter Rescue From Crestone Needle, CO [arve url="https://youtu.be/sxMRtczfvlQ"] Alex Camerino | October 7, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Solo Climber Stranded on Cliff Band Overnight on Colorado 14er On the afternoon of Friday, July 31 Custer County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) was alerted that a climber descending Crestone Needle, CO got off route and became stranded on a cliff band. After assessing the situation from the field, the team concluded the terrain was too difficult to safely conduct a rescue in the dark and planned to resume support […] Climbing CragBrains | August 4, 2020 0 Comments
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