{"id":45909,"date":"2021-07-07T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T07:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-dies-after-fall-from-mount-sneffels-near-ouray\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:28:18","slug":"man-dies-after-fall-from-mount-sneffels-near-ouray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-dies-after-fall-from-mount-sneffels-near-ouray\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after fall from Mount Sneffels near Ouray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Colorado man died Friday from a fall while descending Mount Sneffels, according to the Ouray County Plaindealer<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team informed the newspaper that the man was climbing solo and had summited the 14,158-foot peak, west of Ouray. He fell 1,000 feet off the southwest ridge.<\/p>\n

Rescue team Capt. Ruth Stewart told the Plaindealer<\/em> the experienced climber was reported overdue by his family and a search began Friday evening. A plane spotted the body Saturday morning, and Montrose Helitack conducted the recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur condolences to the family and friends of the fallen hiker,\u201d the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team said in a Facebook post. \u201cAnd many thanks to the agencies who assisted in this complex mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agencies involved in the effort included Ouray Mountain Rescue, Olathe Spray Service for aerial reconnaissance, Ridgway Fire Protection District, Montrose Helitack and Colorado Search and Rescue Association.<\/p>\n

According to the Telluride Mountain Club<\/a>, the Southwest Ridge route on Sneffels is more difficult than the standard Lavender Couloir route.<\/p>\n

Sangre de Cristo fatality<\/div>\n

On June 19, a climber died from a fall while climbing Pico Aislado, a 13,612-foot peak in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southeast of Crestone, according to a Saguache County Search and Rescue Facebook <\/a> post June 24.<\/p>\n

The caller reported his climbing partner had fallen several hundred feet from the summit ridge down the east face.<\/p>\n

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Pico Aislado is a 13,612-foot peak in the Sangre de Cristos Mountains. (Courtesy of the Saguache County Search and Rescue)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Saguache Search and Rescue, Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue and Baca Grande Fire\/EMS hiked to the location during the night.<\/p>\n

Members of the Western Mountain Rescue and Chaffee County Search and Rescue South were flown in by Flight For Life Colorado at dawn and found the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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