{"id":41900,"date":"2022-03-02T22:51:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T05:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/injured-climber-rescued-at-ouray-ice-park\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:04:13","slug":"injured-climber-rescued-at-ouray-ice-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/injured-climber-rescued-at-ouray-ice-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured climber rescued at Ouray Ice Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team participates in a rescue of an ice climber who was injured in the head by falling ice at the Ouray Ice Park on Saturday. (Courtesy of Ouray Mountain Rescue Team)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

An ice climber who was injured by falling ice Saturday in Ouray was rescued by the Ouray emergency services and Care Flight of the Rockies.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old woman was climbing in the Fingers area of the Ouray Ice Park around noon when she was struck in the head by a falling piece of ice, said Tim Pasek, spokesman for the Ouray Mountain Rescue team.<\/p>\n

The large chunk of ice had been dislodged by a climber on an adjacent route, and sailed about 50 feet before striking the woman, he said. The woman was wearing a helmet and was roped up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt broke her helmet,\u201d Pasek said.<\/p>\n

A local guide and other climber provided initial care for the woman until EMTs arrived.<\/p>\n

Ouray County EMS also responded to the incident.<\/p>\n

Because of the steep, ice-covered terrain, the rescue team rigged a technical rope system to raise the patient out of the Uncompahgre Gorge.<\/p>\n

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Rescuers pull on ropes to haul a woman out of the Uncompahgre Gorge after she was injured by falling ice. (Courtesy of Ouray Mountain Rescue Team)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A utility task vehicle took her to an ambulance, which transported her a half-mile to a helicopter landing zone at the hot springs park in Ouray.<\/p>\n

A CareFlight of the Rockies helicopter flew the climber to St. Mary\u2019s Hospital in Grand Junction for advanced medical care.<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s condition was not available. She was on a climbing trip with a group of 10 to15 people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rescue went smooth, we were able to get to the patient in about 20 minutes,\u201d Pasek said. Ice climbers assisted with the rope hauling effort.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 29, the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team responded to a woman ice climber at the Ouray Ice Park who was struck on the back by a falling block of ice in the Uncompahgre Gorge.<\/p>\n

A rope and pulley system lifted her to the top of the canyon rim. The woman was transported to a waiting ambulance.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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