Fallen climber rescued after cries for help heard in Colo. canyon

Rescuers used a rope system to hoist the injured climber across South Boulder Creek after a bystander heard cries near Red Garden Wall

August 02, 2025 12:00 PM

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By Brooke Baitinger
The Sacramento Bee

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A fallen climber was rescued after someone heard “what sounded to be a person in pain” in a popular Colorado canyon, officials said.

The person had heard the sounds from near the climbing area of the Red Garden Wall and Yellow Spur around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 30 in Eldorado Canyon State Park, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

They found the hurt climber and called 911, officials said.

Rescuers carried the fallen climber down a scree field in the area and then hoisted him over the South Boulder Creek to an ambulance using a rope system, officials said. He was taken to a hospital “with non-life-threatening injuries.”

A photo shows the rope system over the creek. The rescue took about three hours, officials said.

Eldorado Canyon State Park is about a 30-mile drive northwest from Denver.

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