Overview

• Emergency crews were dispatched just after 3 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of Highway 103 following reports of a serious climbing accident.
• Responders conducted a high-angle operation on the mountainside, and a Flight for Life helicopter was sent, but the climber was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The Idaho Springs Police Department is leading the investigation, and officials have not detailed what led to the fall.
• The incident occurred on private property in Clear Creek County along a mountain climbing route off Highway 103.
• Officials have not released the victim’s identity, and Clear Creek Advocates assisted climbers who witnessed the incident.