Injured hiker rescued from Snowmass Mountain

Injured hiker rescued from Snowmass Mountain

On Saturday, June 21, at 8:18 a.m., the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a report, via a 911-text activation, of a hiker suffering from an ankle injury, according to a PitkinAlert notification. The call originated from a point just off the peak of Snowmass Mountain, located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness at an altitude of approximately 13,000 feet. It was reported that the injured hiker was unable to walk or bea…

Injured Hiker Assisted Off Mt. Washington

From late afternoon into the evening on Monday, rescuers worked to assist a hiker off of Mt. Washington who had fallen and hit his head on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail.