Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route

Elk on a shelf: Climbers rescue creature tangled in rope on ice route

Elk sometimes get their unwieldy antlers entangled in man-made hazards

Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said a group of ice climbers in Lake City encountered the distressed elk Friday morning.

Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route

Wildlife officials have rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado.

Elk rescued from ice wall with help from Colorado climbers

DENVER (KDVR) — A group of climbers helped an unusual partner after they belayed an elk down an ice wall in Lake City. In early January, climbers saw a distressed bull elk caught in a climbing rope. The elk's antlers were tangled in the rope as it was lying in the snow, unable to leave. After seeing the elk, the climbers called a Lake City wildlife officer, who called in for backup. However, the climber's work wasn't done yet. Driver blames…

Elk Gets Tangled in Ice-Climbing Gear, Needs Rescue in Colorado

“What happened when a bull elk tried to go ice climbing? A classic CPW wildlife rescue, of course,” writes Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in an X post. An “epic” rescue from last week in Lake City, Colorado was unlike anything we’ve ever seen. An elk became tangled in some ice-climbing gear and needed a unique rescue. CPW says a couple of ice climbers noticed the entangled bull elk. It had gotten mixed up with a climbing rope near one of the …

Wildlife officials and a number of climbers rescued a male Canadian deer down a cliff after the animal was entangled on a rope in a popular ice climbing area in southwest Colorado.