Rare death of a climbing guide on Idaho Springs via ferrata launches state, federal investigations

Rare death of a climbing guide on Idaho Springs via ferrata launches state, federal investigations

A 26-year-old guide with Arkansas Valley Adventures Rafting and Zipline died last month while guiding a group on the company’s Mount Blue Sky Via Ferrata in Idaho Springs. The Idaho Springs Police Department said in an online post that guide Olivia Copeland fell during a rappelling portion of the via ferrata course while guiding a group on Sept. 20.  “Olivia was a beautiful person who brought joy to everyone around her,” AVA owner Duke Bradford …