Evacuation of an injured scrambler from the base of the 2nd Flatiron
Dave Christenson
Rescuers performing a night scree evacuation of an injured party along the base of the 2nd Flatiron. Rescuers pull the litter against a lowering belay rope (not visible) tied to the head end of the litter.
At 8:32 pm, Friday, June 10, RMRG, City of Boulder Fire Department, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, and BCSO Emergency Services were paged to respond to an injured party on the 2nd Flatiron. The injured party, a 22 year old man, had "landed wrong" from the jump on the Freeway route, sustaining a minor, partially incapacitating injury. The injured party was able to descend most of the 2nd Flatiron with assistance from a party member, but was unable to descend a 5 meter steep step at the base of the cliff.
An RMRG rescuer lowered the injured party down the steep step with a tandem rappel, and then additional rescuers loaded the party into an RMRG litter for scree and trail evacuation to the Bluebell Shelter. Rescuers completed the evacuation at 11:00 p.m.