BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A climber was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after they fell while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park Wednesday morning.
According to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office (BCSO), the Boulder County Communications Center received a call about a fallen climber near the climbing area of the Red Garden Wall and Yellow Spur around 8:30 a.m.
The 911 caller said they heard "what sounded to be a person in pain." They then found the climber and called for help.
A technical rescue team was deployed to the scene. According to BCSO, the climber was carried down to the scree field, and then rescuers used a rope system to transport the climber over the South Boulder Creek to an awaiting ambulance.
The sheriff's office said the climber was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The rescue operation took roughly three hours and involved personnel from BCSO, Mountain View Fire Rescue and Rocky Mountain Rescue Group.
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