Overview

• Cody Boehm was hit by a falling, microwave-sized rock at Confluence Crag on Sept. 21 after a friend reportedly dislodged it.
• He fell about 50 feet and suffered a broken collarbone, seven broken ribs, a collapsed lung, multiple fractures and a large back laceration.
• Doctors at Billings Clinic said the helmet likely prevented a life‑threatening intracranial injury.
• Red Lodge Fire Rescue, search‑and‑rescue teams and the Custer Gallatin National Forest Beartooth Ranger District coordinated a difficult extraction through tree‑strewn terrain.
• Boehm is recovering in the hospital and says he plans to return to climbing while urging others to wear helmets.