Colorado, elk and Ice climbers

Rescuers Risk Lives To Save Elk That Got Tangled In Rope On Colorado Cliffside
A young bull elk got its antlers tangled in a rope on a near-vertical hillside in Colorado last week, prompting a dangerous rescue attempt.
Ice climbers discover bull elk tangled in climbing rope in Colorado. See ‘epic rescue’
Ice climbers in Lake City noticed a bull elk entangled in a climbing rope near one of the ice walls. Our Lake City wildlife officer, Lucas Martin, received a call about the elk, recruited some backup and deployed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/cewc5vMCEv
Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route
Wildlife officials have rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado.
An Elk Became Ensnared in a Climbing Rope in Colorado
A team of wildlife experts and ice climbers worked to rescue a bull elk that became tangled in a climbing rope at Colorado’s Lake City Ice Park
Bull elk rescued after getting entangled in rope near Lake City ice walls
Skilled Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) members and helpful ice climbers came to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in climbing rope near ice walls in Lake City.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife crews rescue bull elk tangled in climbing rope in a canyon
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers said they received a call after ice climbers in Lake City found a bull elk tangled in climbing rope near an ice wall. CPW said their Lake City officer Lucas Martin,
Elk spends a night tangled in ropes at ice-climbing site
Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP) AP
Photos: Elk rescued from ice wall with help from Colorado climbers
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southwest Region posted about the rescue on X and said crews needed a wildlife officer, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologist, a seasonal technician, a deer and elk survival technician and some help from the climbers to free the elk.
Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route
The team cut the rope away from the elk's antlers but needed a way to get the 700-pound animal down from the climbing wall.
Bull elk rescued after getting entangled in climbing rope near Lake City ice walls
Skilled Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) members and helpful ice climbers came to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in climbing rope near ice walls in Lake City.
Ice Climbers Help Colorado SAR Rescue Elk Tangled in Ropes
A group of climbers found an elk caught in ropes at an ice wall in Southwest Colorado. Then they joined wildlife officials in helping it… The post Ice Climbers Help Colorado SAR Rescue Elk Tangled in Ropes appeared first on GearJunkie.
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