On Sunday, March 2nd, a 32-year-old climber fell on The Squid, a popular ice climb above Emerald Lake. She fell approximately 35 feet and landed on a rock shelf, suffering serious injuries to her pelvis and lower leg. Her climbing partners were able to lower her to the ground and then contacted park dispatch by cell phone. Park employees responded, provided medical care, then lowered her approximately 120 meters down a very steep snow slope using a belay. They then skied her out in a toboggan approximately two miles to an ambulance waiting at the Bear Lake trailhead. She was taken to Estes Park Medical Center, then transported by ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital. Due to the nature of her injuries and the location of this accident, this was likely a life saving rescue.
